Ann Beattie

When I lived in New York, not only did I have safety locks on the door but I had the music going, keeping the city at a distance, trying to find creative time and peace and so forth. ↗

— Ann Beattie

#creative #did #distance #door #find

When I was teaching at Harvard in the 1970s, I went to Project Incorporated in Cambridge and took photography classes. I didn't even know how to aim the camera in those days. ↗

— Ann Beattie

#cambridge #camera #classes #days #even

Women are obviously much more discriminated against than men in many ways. ↗

— Ann Beattie

#discriminated #many #men #more #much

You have to figure out who the right person is to tell the story. And often, people who are very self-aware will only sound as if they are pontificating if they tell the story. ↗

— Ann Beattie

#often #only #out #people #person

I've spent my life supporting myself. ↗

— Ann Beattie

#life #my life #myself #spent #supporting