A high percentage of each of my books has been written in Des Moines. J. Courtney Sullivan Read Quote
I admire the linear and decisive way a certain kind of man thinks, to my curlicue boundless overthinking. J. Courtney Sullivan Read Quote
I read ‘Love in the Time of Cholera’ when I was 19, and I still think about the characters. J. Courtney Sullivan Read Quote
Every St. Patrick’s Day in my hometown is such a huge thing. You know, it was like Christmas, but in green. J. Courtney Sullivan Read Quote
I call my mother every day for things: ‘How long do you cook an egg for?’ Or, ‘Can you remind me of our dentist’s phone number at home?’ J. Courtney Sullivan Read Quote
On Saturdays, I get up early, spread out my notes from the week on the kitchen table, and create stories from them. J. Courtney Sullivan Read Quote
I am intrigued by the way secrets move through a family and how events and perceptions from decades earlier continue to influence the way relatives view each other. Homes shape family histories as well. J. Courtney Sullivan Read Quote
There’s a Dar Williams song about ‘houses that are haunted, with the kids who lie awake and think about other generations past who used to use that dripping sink.’ I was one of those kids. J. Courtney Sullivan Read Quote
I knew that my dollhouse was a toy, but in a way, it seemed more like a portal to adulthood. I didn’t play with it the way I might with my Barbie dream house. Instead, I furnished it. I kept it pristine. I decorated the house for each season. I had jack-o’-lanterns in the fall and a Christmas tree with working lights in the winter. J. Courtney Sullivan Read Quote
When I started writing my second novel, I decided that one of the characters would have a passion for dollhouses, which allowed me to do hours of guilt-free ‘research’ online and at the Manhattan Dollhouse boutique inside F. A. O. Schwarz. J. Courtney Sullivan Read Quote
