Elizabeth Strout quotes - page 2

Elizabeth Strout is an American author acclaimed for her insightful novels exploring small-town life and complex human relationships. Her books, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Olive Kitteridge," have captivated readers with their emotional depth and vivid characters. She continues to be recognized as a powerful voice in contemporary American literature. Here are 35 of her quotes:

Lonely was the first flavor I had tasted in my life, and it was always there, hidden inside the crevices of my mouth, reminding me.

Elizabeth Strout

You will have only one story,” she had said. "You'll write your one story many ways. Don't ever worry about story. You have only one.

Elizabeth Strout

But the books brought me things. This is my point. They made me feel less alone.

Elizabeth Strout

You are wasting time by suffering twice. I mention this only to show how many things the mind cannot will itself to do, even if it wants to.

Elizabeth Strout

Because we all love imperfectly.

Elizabeth Strout

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

The fact of the matter is I always have a really high sense of responsibility to the reader, whether it's a few readers that I get or a lot of readers, which I was lucky enough to get with 'Olive.' I feel responsible to them, to deliver something as truthful and straight as I can.

Elizabeth Strout

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

I don't think there was a particular book that made me want to write. They all did. I always wanted to write.

Elizabeth Strout