Diane Johnson's Quotes
Born: 1934-04-28
Profession: Novelist
Nation: American
Biography of Diane Johnson
Not having to own a car has made me realize what a waste of time the automobile is.
Tags: Car, Realize, TimeWomen have the feeling that since they didn't make the rules, the rules have nothing to do with them.
Tags: Feeling, Since, WomenA novel's whole pattern is rarely apparent at the outset of writing, or even at the end; that is when the writer finds out what a novel is about, and the job becomes one of understanding and deepening or sharpening what is already written. That is finding the theme.
Tags: End, Job, WritingBut novels are never about what they are about; that is, there is always deeper, or more general, significance. The author may not be aware of this till she is pretty far along with it.
Tags: Far, May, Pretty