As a writer and as a reader, I really believe in the power of narrative to allow us ways to experience life beyond our own, ways to reflect on things that have happened to us and a chance to engage with the world in ways that transcend time and gender and all sorts of things. Kim Edwards Read Quote
Many Lexington natives believe they live in a special place, one impossible to leave. I’m not so sure about that – or it’s more accurate to say I think a more general truth exists beneath it: the place you first call home stays with you always, whether you remain or go. Kim Edwards Read Quote
William Trevor is an author I admire; his stories are subtle and powerful, and beautifully written. Kim Edwards Read Quote
I’ve always set my stories in places I know well. It frees me up to spend more imaginative time on the characters if I’m not worrying about the logistics. Kim Edwards Read Quote
I never know as a writer when I set out into a novel where it’s going to take me. Kim Edwards Read Quote
The way we behave, our views and outlooks really have their sources some place. They come from somewhere. Sometimes we don’t even know what they are, and yet they’re very powerful in our lives. Kim Edwards Read Quote
I don’t think we’ll ever lose the desire for people to tell stories or to hear stories or to be entrapped in a beautiful story. Kim Edwards Read Quote
