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Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: No one expects the doormat to stand upright,

No one expects the doormat to stand upright, shake itself off, and amble down the street to seek its own happiness. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: I think, as writers, our first responsibility is

I think, as writers, our first responsibility is to writing an honest story. Tell the story you want to tell, without pulling your punches. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: I don't even like to cry in private.

I don't even like to cry in private. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: I know what the Giller nominee effect is,

I know what the Giller nominee effect is, but we'll see what the next level is. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: I started out in the journalism program, but

I started out in the journalism program, but I got kicked out. I wasn't very good at it. It wasn't where I wanted to be ultimately. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: It makes me proud not just to be

It makes me proud not just to be a Canadian writer but to be a Canadian, to live in a country where we treat our writers like movie stars. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: We are all somebody's children, and when we're

We are all somebody's children, and when we're in pain, we regress, instinctively looking to our parents to make everything better. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: Guys know how to read each other's signals.

Guys know how to read each other's signals. They know how to telegraph love for one another without throwing their arms around one another. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: The thing about relationships is, the stronger they

The thing about relationships is, the stronger they get, the more rapidly the realm of romance starts to overlap with the domestic. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: To buy dinner transmits that you feel time

To buy dinner transmits that you feel time spent in your date's company has been a pleasure and a privilege. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: I just have to trust that the story

I just have to trust that the story is going to shake out in such a way that's going to be palatable to readers. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: Here it is, 2011, and I feel zero

Here it is, 2011, and I feel zero shame when I tell you I would like to marry my smartphone. It is a handful of pure delight. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: Readers who claim a preference for short-form over

Readers who claim a preference for short-form over long often tell me it's because they don't have time to commit to a book-length chunk of writing. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: I would never have thought my collection of

I would never have thought my collection of short stories would win the Giller. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: A bunch of chairs lined up in front

A bunch of chairs lined up in front of a podium equals school. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: What I've learned is that you get better

What I've learned is that you get better at writing by writing, and that 'youthful energy' will only get you so far. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: Filtering can be a very good thing when

Filtering can be a very good thing when it comes to human relationships and familial harmony. Yeah, filtering is often an absolute necessity. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: Dating, like almost every other male-female interaction in

Dating, like almost every other male-female interaction in present-day society, is based on outmoded and unequal social roles and expectations. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: When you're not sure your anger is justified,

When you're not sure your anger is justified, the thing to do is ask yourself exactly where it's coming from. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: I decided a long time ago to be

I decided a long time ago to be myself and not worry too much about cultivating some kind of personality that didn't feel natural or true to who I am. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: Flowers are an easy, eloquent expression of love

Flowers are an easy, eloquent expression of love at a time when words can seem clumsy and inadequate. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: When writing sex scenes, there is often no

When writing sex scenes, there is often no pleasing anyone, except perhaps the writer herself. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: You can't hint a man into bestowing the

You can't hint a man into bestowing the ideal gift that displays all the love, appreciation and understanding you feel is lacking the rest of year. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: Most don't live inside their heads as a

Most don't live inside their heads as a writer does, having conversations with her own ideas. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: Anger is one of those emotions that doesn't

Anger is one of those emotions that doesn't follow the letter of the law. It speaks before it thinks. It rears up on its hind legs and charges. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: It's doubtful that any fiction worth reading has

It's doubtful that any fiction worth reading has been produced on a computer running Windows Vista. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: Delightful, tragic, gloriously elegiac and riddled with puns-Close

Delightful, tragic, gloriously elegiac and riddled with puns-Close to Hugh is just like life, only so much more beautiful for being art. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: We allow ourselves to unclench when we're home

We allow ourselves to unclench when we're home with our families, which is one of the truly wonderful advantages of human intimacy. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: Sometimes I pine for the era of Miss

Sometimes I pine for the era of Miss Manners, when there were hard and fast rules dictating a well-bred individual's behaviour in any given situation. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: I've never understood people who treat their loved

I've never understood people who treat their loved ones worse and with less respect than they would a total stranger or minor acquaintance. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: In the late sixties, when revolution and upheaval

In the late sixties, when revolution and upheaval were everywhere, feminists were ridiculed for focusing on housework. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: Loneliness sucks. It's a slog. It feels wonderful

Loneliness sucks. It's a slog. It feels wonderful and exhilarating when someone makes it go away. But love is a whole different ball game. — Lynn Coady

Lynn Coady Quotes By Lynn Coady: And thank you for not putting it in

And thank you for not putting it in your book.
And fuck you for not putting it in your book. — Lynn Coady