“If I’m not working, I’m not happy. That’s it. That’s the prerequisite for me for happiness.”— Donna Tartt, telegraph.co.ukTagged: Workaholic, What Makes Donna Tart Happy
“Humans are winged creatures on some level, but we’re also trapped. We can fly, but we can’t.”— Donna Tartt, telegraph.co.ukTagged: humanity, Our Strength And Our Weaknesses, Ambivalent Humans, Our Potential Is Limitless and Unlimited
“When coincidences start happening you know the muses are at your side.”— Donna Tartt, telegraph.co.ukTagged: inspiration, Muses
“My idea of hell is a crowded and oppressive domestic life. Some people love that. It’s absolutely my worst nightmare.”— Donna Tartt, telegraph.co.ukTagged: Marriage, Why Starting A Life Together Is A Bad Idea, No One Should Date Anyone Ever
“I’m like an astronaut or something. I’m really, really out there for a very long time. It’s like a long sea-voyage, or a polar expedition and then you come back to land.”— Donna Tartt, telegraph.co.ukTagged: What It Feels Like To Write A Novel, Work Processes, How People Work, Quote of the Moment