A glimpse at my night stand gives the mostly true impression that I am a book hoarder. J. Courtney Sullivan Read Quote
Reading poetry gives me a sense of calm, well-being, and love for humanity – the same stuff more flexible women get from yoga. J. Courtney Sullivan Read Quote
In high school, during marathon phone conversations, cheap pizza dinners and long suburban car rides, I began to fall for boys because of who they actually were, or at least who I thought they might become. J. Courtney Sullivan Read Quote
The hardest part about writing fiction is finding long stretches of time to do it: for me, this means writing mostly on Saturdays and Sundays. But I am always thinking about my characters, jotting down ideas in stolen moments and hoping I’ll be able to make sense of them when the weekend rolls around. J. Courtney Sullivan Read Quote
In my experience, a novel is the culmination of various thoughts and impressions collected over time, until something comes along to give them a shape, to turn them into a story. J. Courtney Sullivan Read Quote
My relationship with the ‘Baby-Sitters Club’ series bordered on addiction, and my mom got me heavily into the Trixie Belden mysteries as well. Trixie Belden was like Nancy Drew, but without the boyfriends and cute outfits, which I think is the reason my mother preferred her. J. Courtney Sullivan Read Quote
Deep down, I have always been 72 years old. In college, my friends used to make fun of me because I would sometimes skip a Friday night party to stay in my dorm room watching Turner Classic Movies. J. Courtney Sullivan Read Quote
I’ve never understood why some people think it’s virtuous and essential to finish every book they start. J. Courtney Sullivan Read Quote
For my seventh birthday, my parents gave me a plain, unfinished wooden dollhouse. It had six empty rooms, two floors, a staircase, and a door that swung out onto a little front stoop. The windows opened, and the roof retracted on one side, revealing an attic. J. Courtney Sullivan Read Quote
