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"Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell."
"As our bodies live upon the earth and find sustenance in the fruits which it produces, so our minds feed on the same truths as the intelligible and immutable substance of the divine Word contains."
"Look, there's no metaphysics on earth like chocolates."
"Not everybody is absolutely stupid. Why on earth would I be racist, what would I be trying to achieve?"
"We are conscious that religions cannot solve the economic, political and social problems of this earth."
"On earth there is no heaven, but there are pieces of it."
"There are improbable things suspended in space, like the earth."
Explore more quotes by Anne Tyler
"She worded it a bit strongly, but I do find myself more and more struck by the differences between the sexes. To put it another way: All marriages are mixed marriages."
"Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does to people, how it can constitute a plot all on its own. So naturally, I am interested in old age."
"I was standing in the schoolyard waiting for a child when another mother came up to me. Have you found work yet? she asked. Or are you still just writing?"
"I can never tell ahead of time which book will give me trouble - some balk every step of the way, others seem to write themselves - but certainly the mechanics of writing, finding the time and the psychic space, are easier now that my children are grown."
"And I am interested in the fact that class is very much a factor in America, even though it's not supposed to be."
"None of my own experiences ever finds its way into my work. However, the stages of my life - motherhood, middle age, etc. - often influence my subject matter."
"I'll write maybe one long paragraph describing the events, then a page or two breaking the events into chapters, and then reams of pages delving into my characters. After that, I'm ready to begin."
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