Ann Packer Quotes

United States, Novelist
1959

Ann Packer (born 1959) is an American novelist and short story writer, perhaps best known for her critically acclaimed first novel The Dive From Clausen's Pier. She is the recipient of a James Michener Award and a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship.

Also known as Short Story Writer

How much do we owe the people we love? Now I would add a follow-up question: How do we cope with the fact that we can't necessarily give the people we love what they need?

Ann Packer
- People
- Up
- Question
Some weeks there's no writing, and some weeks are full of writing.

Ann Packer
- Writing

I did have imprinted on me the idea of trauma that changes things dramatically and suddenly. As a writer, I return to that again and again because it fascinates me, and it's where I come from, in a sense.

Ann Packer
Yes, I do sew. I started when I was around 8 or 9 and have been doing it off and on since then.

Ann Packer
I write pretty much when I can. I used to be very particular about needing certain conditions for writing, but when I had children, I discovered that I was a lot more flexible than I thought.

Ann Packer
- Writing
- Children
- Pretty
I'm happy to see book clubs on TV. Talking about books has always been an important and invigorating part of reading them, and it's nice that that is getting attention from the media.

Ann Packer
- Important
- Book
- Happy
The hard thing for me is to say no to people.

Ann Packer
- People
Read everything! I believe that reading made me a writer.

Ann Packer
- Believe
- Reading