We want a sense that an important character, like a narrator, is reliable. We want to believe that a character is not playing ages or being coy or being manipulative, but is telling the truth to the best of his or her ability...We do not wish to be crudely manipulated...We want to be massaged by a masseur, not whapped by a carpet beater.


Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life (ed. Anchor, 2007) - ISBN: 9780307424983

Anne Lamott Quotes

We want a sense that an important character, like a narrator, is reliable. We want to believe that a character is not playing ages or being coy or...

We want a sense that an important character, like a narrator, is reliable. We want to believe that a character is not playing ages or being coy or...

We want a sense that an important character, like a narrator, is reliable. We want to believe that a character is not playing ages or being coy or...

We want a sense that an important character, like a narrator, is reliable. We want to believe that a character is not playing ages or being coy or...