I love ‘E.R.’ and I’m not ashamed to admit it. It makes me know I did not waste my life after all by not becoming a medical doctor. Ellen Gilchrist Read Quote
My ancestors are Highland Scots, and my father’s home in north Alabama is so much like northwest Arkansas. I have the same allergies in both places. Ellen Gilchrist Read Quote
I never thought it was unusual to write, and I’ve been writing or pretending to write since before I even started school. Ellen Gilchrist Read Quote
I can’t conceive of nursing babies and taking care of children and writing, too. I know there are writers that do that, but I’m too single-minded. I can’t stand to be interrupted, whether I’m writing a story or dressing a child. Ellen Gilchrist Read Quote
Ever since I was a child, I’ve kept boxes and drawers and pages of things that I liked. I suppose that it constitutes a journal of sorts, but it’s not in a ledger or a notebook. Ellen Gilchrist Read Quote
In the schools of small Midwestern towns, the only aristocracies are of beauty, intelligence, and athletic prowess. Ellen Gilchrist Read Quote
I have lived most of my life in small towns, and I’m in the habit of knowing and talking to everyone. Ellen Gilchrist Read Quote
My main home is in Fayetteville, Arkansas, a college town in the Ozark Mountains. I live on the highest hill in a quiet cul-de-sac, surrounded by friends. Ellen Gilchrist Read Quote
