Tawni O'Dell quotes: wise famous quotes, sayings and quotations by Tawni O'Dell

Tawni O'Dell Famous Quotes & Sayings

Discover top inspirational quotes from Tawni O'Dell on Wise Famous Quotes.

I've never had any desire to be loved. I prefer being feared. It gets the same results but without any hugging.

I'm a novelist, and I'm a woman, and I'm considered to be a serious author whether I like it or not.

Here I am, this smart, bookish girl, and I have this biker-chick name.

I learned the most important aspect of a mother's love was not the intensity but its reliable consistency.

They were like English teachers who took the fun out of a perfectly good book by breaking it down into themes and sentence structures

Capitalism is based on the concept that in order for someone to succeed, someone else has to suffer.

A man spends his whole life trying to prove his worth to others. A woman spends her life trying to prove her worth to herself.

When you live in a community where people know you, it makes you want to be good and decent. It's a strong influence.

I wanted to end it now, like a bad TV show turned off in the middle.

It turned out I really didn't like journalism. I wanted to make up stories, not cover real events.

I don't try to sugarcoat things, but I also think my books make positive statements about the people and values in small-town America.

She's sitting propped up on the

I've decided that the worst part of loneliness isn't being alone. It's being forgotten.

Nothing shatters the reality of our good intentions like reality.

People, including me, can get so detached from everything, but when you can focus on a defined place, a home, it gets you back in touch.

The image I had was that Oprah books were fluffy.

He doesn't comment on any of the music I play: Sonny Rollins followed by AC/DC followed by the Broadway score from My Fair Lady.

I saw myself as a writer, a novelist, even though I was living the life of a mother and housewife. Writing was - and is - what I do.

I don't like phones. You can't be sure people are paying attention to you when you're talking to them.

You and I have never shared a bank account or a child or a bed. But you are my wife.

I really, really missed the Pennsylvania countryside and hills.