Splendid . . . a novel for anyone who has a sharp eye and ear for life.
NPR s All Things ConsideredStichwörter: literary-fiction
It's amazing how close I have been, all this time, to my old life. And yet the distance that divides me from it is vast.
Lauren OliverStichwörter: inspiration life-lessons life-and-living quotes literary-fiction
I can see the singles ad now: ‘Three straight men, a gay man and a woman trapped in one body, seeks a lady willing to share her lipstick and shoes. A perfect match must enjoy cleaning automatic weapons, dividing anti-psychotic drugs into a weekly pill keeper, and long walks on the beach.’ The calls would just pour in.
Autumn RosenStichwörter: literary-fiction
We're just like the antiques. We grow old and get scarred and beat up along the way, and the only question becomes whether we're going to make it until we realize what we already have is valuable." --Faith Bass Darling's Last Garage Sale
Lynda RutledgeStichwörter: literary-fiction
A novelist must wrestle with all mysteries and strangeness of life itself, and anyone who dies not wish to accept that grand, bone-chilling commission should write book reviews, editorials, or health-insurance policies instead.
Pat ConroyStichwörter: literary-fiction
She let her mind drift, thinking about new lingerie designs, wishing she'd brought along her sketchpad. Inspiration could strike at the most inconvenient times--in the shower, in the car, on this road--but she was grateful it was with her again, an old companion with whom she was getting reacquainted, pleased to find they could take up where they'd left off, as if there'd been no estrangement at all.
Heather BarbieriStichwörter: inspirational irish fashion literary-fiction
The Booker thing was a catalyst for me in a bizarre way. It’s perceived as an accolade to be published as a ‘literary’ writer, but, actually, it’s pompous and it’s fake. Literary fiction is often nothing more than a genre in itself. I’d always read omnivorously and often thought much literary fiction is read by young men and women in their 20s, as substitutes for experience.
Neil CrossStichwörter: writing writers literature literary-fiction booker
True love never dies for it is lust that fades away. Love bonds for a lifetime but lust just pushes away.
-Alicia Barnhart
Stichwörter: love romance literary-fiction
The cloth was wrinkled and twisted from the struggle. His forehead was damp, and he lay his forearm across it and stared across the room at the clock. Its pendulum rotated and gathered momentum only to slow and reverse its course. He watched it for a time and slid out of the bed to dress.
Dave NewellStichwörter: literary-fiction
She was saved from prettiness by the intensity of her gaze.
Paul BowlesStichwörter: literary-fiction
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