I love theater. I love sitting in an audience and having the actors right there, playing out what it means to be a human being. Elizabeth Strout actoraudiencehuman Change image and share on social
For years I did most of my reading on the F train between Brooklyn and Manhattan. I had long commutes, and I read tons of books on that train; I loved it. Elizabeth Strout bookbrooklyncommute Change image and share on social
I don't want to live in Maine full time, but the physical beauty is very striking. It is the exact opposite of New York. When you walk through my small town to get a cup of coffee, you bump into five people you know. Elizabeth Strout beautybumpcoffee share on social
My first job was when I was about 12, cleaning houses in the afternoons for different elderly women in town. I hated it. Elizabeth Strout afternooncleanelderly Change image and share on social
In a way, I'm very interested in writing about Maine, because I think Maine represents its own kind of history. It's the oldest state, and it's the whitest state. Elizabeth Strout historyinterestkind Change image and share on social
As a novelist, I like the contained drama and complexity of the courtroom, though I don't watch those shows on TV. I prefer the hospital shows because I wanted to be a doctor. Elizabeth Strout complexitycontaincourtroom Change image and share on social
I'm so deeply interested in what it feels like to be other people that I get to operate under the illusion when I'm writing fiction that I'm not really revealing that much about myself. But, of course, I am, and I know that I am. And yet there's this sort of membrane that I get to work behind as I write my fiction, and I love it. Elizabeth Strout deeplyfeltfiction share on social
I love the comfort of daily life's routines: things like being able to read a paper on the subway. It's no accident that my favourite word is 'quotidian.' Elizabeth Strout accidentcomfortdaily Change image and share on social
I sometimes miss the sense of excitement that I remember having when I was younger. I miss that sense of, 'Oh wow.' I think it's part of aging. Elizabeth Strout agingexcitementmis Change image and share on social
Oh, I wish I organized my books. But I don't. I'm not an organized person. The best I can do is put the books I really like in one sort of general area, and poetry in another. Elizabeth Strout areabookgeneral Change image and share on social