Anthony Doerr Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I found my first novel difficult. I don't want to make it sound like it's any more difficult than driving a cab or going to any other job, but there are so many opportunities for self-doubt, that you just kind of need to soldier on.”

“I always told my dad I'd play professional football.”

“I guess you could say I've been writing all my life.”

“I write reviews of science books for the Boston Globe, so I like to give science books.”

“It wasn't until I was 26 or 25 when I started sending work out to magazines.”

“Travel definitely affects me as a writer.”

“You don't say, I'm going to be a writer when I grow up - at least I didn't.”

“But then of course you reach a point where you have to say, I've got to figure out how this book's going to end. Otherwise, you're going to write yourself into so many dead-ends.”