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Lorrie Moore

Literature, of course, is not a contest.

– Lorrie Moore

Lorrie Moore

Writing has to be an obsession – it’s only for those who say, ‘I’m not going to do anything else.’

– Lorrie Moore

Lorrie Moore

If you record the world honestly, there’s no way people can stop being funny. A lot of fiction writing doesn’t get that idea, as if to acknowledge it would trivialize the story or trivialize human nature, when in fact human nature is reduced and falsified if the comic aspects are not included.

– Lorrie Moore

Lorrie Moore

I’ve had nonstop financial problems my whole adult life. It’s always been a constant balance, year to year: ‘Where’s the time? Where’s the money?’

– Lorrie Moore

Lorrie Moore

Some people get their books on the best-seller list and then they count the number of weeks, and I just never want to live that way.

– Lorrie Moore

Lorrie Moore

I’m very interested in what people will do for money. Money: it’s timeless.

– Lorrie Moore

Lorrie Moore

It was part of being a girl in the ’60s that you were creative.

– Lorrie Moore

Lorrie Moore

I always feel that the book I’m working on is my last book.

– Lorrie Moore

Lorrie Moore

I think women do write politically all the time. Margaret Atwood does; Doris Lessing does.

– Lorrie Moore

Lorrie Moore

To me, writing is much freer than dancing. With writing, you could do it whenever you wanted. You didn’t have to do little exercises and stay in shape. You could have great moments of inspiration that advanced the story. In dance, unless you’re going to choreograph things yourself, you’re at the service of someone else.

– Lorrie Moore

Lorrie Moore

I’m a little harsh. When people say, ‘I have writers block. What do you suggest?’ I say, ‘If you can’t write, don’t write. No one needs your writing. Don’t torture yourself.’

– Lorrie Moore

Lorrie Moore

I usually grow sick of my short-story characters and think, ‘I never want to see you again.’

– Lorrie Moore

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