Curtis Sittenfeld Quotes

"People who think my books are autobiographical, which they're not, credit me with having a much better memory than I do. I do, however, have a powerful imagination."
- Curtis Sittenfeld
(Related: Imagination, People, Books, Credit, Memory)

"I have this theory that the likeability question comes up so much more with female characters created by female authors than it does with male characters and male authors."
- Curtis Sittenfeld
(Related: Question, Theory)

"I don't really have special rituals, but I don't try to write fiction unless I have a minimum of a few hours. For me, it takes a while to settle into a mode where I'm truly concentrating."
- Curtis Sittenfeld
(Related: Fiction, Rituals)

"Probably I, like a lot of people, became a writer in imitation of or in homage to the books I enjoyed. When you're so captivated by something, you think, could I do that? Hmm, let me try."
- Curtis Sittenfeld
(Related: People, Books, Imitation, Writer)