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Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Neftzger: Hope always blooms.

Hope always blooms. — Amy Neftzger

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: Love at first sight is easy to understand;

Love at first sight is easy to understand; it's when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: People tend to forget that in our country,

People tend to forget that in our country, we'd pretty much all be immigrants, except for the Native Americans. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: So we could have roses in December. Someone

So we could have roses in December. Someone did not add, So we could have blizzards in June and food poisoning when there was nothing to eat. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: Mrs. Vandor said, with her eyes closed, I

Mrs. Vandor said, with her eyes closed, I wouldn't make that kind of thing a habit. One wishes to be useful, but not indispensably so. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: Some people are your family no matter when

Some people are your family no matter when you find them, and some people are not, even if you are laid, still wet and crumpled, in their arms. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: Men do not know what they do not

Men do not know what they do not know, and women should not tell them. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: I find my readers to be very smart,

I find my readers to be very smart, and there is no reason to write dumb. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: A blind man can see how much I

A blind man can see how much I love you — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: Be real and unashamed. Even of your faults.

Be real and unashamed. Even of your faults. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: I do my business in the morning, and

I do my business in the morning, and then at 2 P.M., I write fiction for the rest of the day. I like my husband, so I don't work at weekends. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: But in the morning everything can, and must,

But in the morning everything can, and must, be seen. Daylight takes us; it peels us like fruit. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: Dialogue is not conversation. It is conversation's greatest

Dialogue is not conversation. It is conversation's greatest hits. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: Everyone has two memories. The one you can

Everyone has two memories. The one you can tell and the one that is stuck to the underside of that, the dark, tarry smear of what happened. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: Great sex is not a pleasant soak in

Great sex is not a pleasant soak in the tub, with the scented candle burning. Great sex is more like a bomb exploding inside your right mind. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: If the characters are not alive to me,

If the characters are not alive to me, it doesn't matter how good the sentences are. It just becomes all cake and no frosting. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: I couldn't ask her anything. There wasn't a

I couldn't ask her anything. There wasn't a single question to which I'd get the answer I wanted. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: The Old West, mysterious, serious, with great beauty

The Old West, mysterious, serious, with great beauty at every vista and terrible things happening whenever any people appeared.) — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: They danced as though they'd been waiting all

They danced as though they'd been waiting all their lives for each song. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: Be real and be unashamed, even of your

Be real and be unashamed, even of your faults. I do truly know what my husband is made of and vice versa. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: married. Edgar went back into the parlor

married. Edgar went back into the parlor — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: If I had been a more realistic and

If I had been a more realistic and reasonable person, if I had not been twenty-one and still fooling myself, I would have said, Wait. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: You know, the crisis passes, the crucible cools,

You know, the crisis passes, the crucible cools, and there we are, slightly improved, not much altered. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: Bad people doing bad things is not interesting.

Bad people doing bad things is not interesting. What I find interesting is good people doing bad things. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: For me, the short story is the depth

For me, the short story is the depth of a novel, the breadth of a poem, and, as you come to the last few paragraphs, the experience of surprise. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: Is it better for a woman to marry

Is it better for a woman to marry a man who loves her than a man she loves. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: The greatest struggle in my life is between

The greatest struggle in my life is between a dignified silence and having my say — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: Moving forward only because backward wasn't possible.

Moving forward only because backward wasn't possible. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: Memory seems as faulty, as misunderstood and misguided,

Memory seems as faulty, as misunderstood and misguided, as every other thought or spasm that passes through us. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: I'm overall a big fan of President Obama.

I'm overall a big fan of President Obama. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: You cannot fake effort; talent is great, but

You cannot fake effort; talent is great, but perseverance is necessary. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: I assume as a writer that most of

I assume as a writer that most of the time I'm going to fall down and fail. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: We have our insides and our outsides, and

We have our insides and our outsides, and I find the struggles between the two, as well as the occasions of harmony between the two, fascinating. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: People," he said. "They can't be underestimated.

People," he said. "They can't be underestimated. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: These were my people: the abandoned, the unloved,

These were my people: the abandoned, the unloved, the phenomenally unlucky. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: Some people bounced back from a train wreck

Some people bounced back from a train wreck and some people couldn't get over a bee sting. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: I learned how to write television scripts the

I learned how to write television scripts the same way I have learned to do almost everything else in my entire life, which is by reading. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: I usually don't have to do a lot

I usually don't have to do a lot of research in my work, as I'm writing about something I'm already familiar with. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: The past is a candle at great distance:

The past is a candle at great distance: too close to let you quit, too far to comfort you. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: I think the impulse to get to the

I think the impulse to get to the heart of the story and to tell it well is in my genes. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: She suffered from the opposite of "phantom limb"

She suffered from the opposite of "phantom limb" syndrome; something essential appeared to be present, but it was not. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: 'Lucky Us' ends with a description of a

'Lucky Us' ends with a description of a photograph of the novel's fictional family. I could never get enough of my own family photo albums. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: There are two trilogies I admire: Robertson Davies's

There are two trilogies I admire: Robertson Davies's 'The Deptford Trilogy' and Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.' — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: My target audience is anyone who finds the

My target audience is anyone who finds the world interesting and human behavior fascinating, terrible, inspiring, funny, and occasionally, mysterious. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And

You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: Intimacy is being seen and known as the

Intimacy is being seen and known as the person you truly are. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: My writing process, such as it is, consists

My writing process, such as it is, consists of a lot of noodling, procrastinating, dawdling, and avoiding. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: Love is not a pie.

Love is not a pie. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: I didn't think being a writer was a

I didn't think being a writer was a fancy thing. It was a job like any other job, except apparently you could do it at home. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: The truth is I never think of any

The truth is I never think of any subject as taboo. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: Training to be a therapist teaches you to

Training to be a therapist teaches you to shut up and listen, and that is certainly useful as a writer. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: Eviction," Frieda said. "You can't pay, you can't

Eviction," Frieda said. "You can't pay, you can't stay." She said in Yiddish, "Es iz shver tzu makhen a leben." It's hard to make a living. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: I do not say what I feel, and

I do not say what I feel, and people often take that for shyness, even kindness. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: We live and we love the world, Lillian

We live and we love the world, Lillian thinks, and we kid ourselves that the world loves us back. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: When I was a little girl, I thought

When I was a little girl, I thought I was Sydney Carton in Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities.' I don't think anyone else did. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: Literature is one of the best allies of

Literature is one of the best allies of virtue and promoters of happiness. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: It was a festival of maternal love, all

It was a festival of maternal love, all day, every day. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: All intimacy is rare-that's what makes it precious.

All intimacy is rare-that's what makes it precious. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: I wasn't surprised to find myself in the

I wasn't surprised to find myself in the back of Mr. Klein's store, wearing only my undershirt and panties, surrounded by sable. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: Aging is a chance to make what was

Aging is a chance to make what was good, great; and what was never so good, better. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: There is no such thing as a good

There is no such thing as a good writer and a bad liar. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: The great pleasure for me in writing short

The great pleasure for me in writing short stories is the fierce, elegant challenge. — Amy Bloom

Amy Bloom Quotes By Amy Bloom: I think the most important thing in the

I think the most important thing in the world is being brave. I'd rathe be brave than beautiful. Hell, I'd settle for acting brave. — Amy Bloom