Donna Tartt : (4)

" So I’m not a Southern writer in the commonly held sense of the term, like Faulkner or Eudora Welty, who took the South for their entire literary environment and subject matter. " - Donna Tartt

" It’s hard for me to show work while I’m writing, because other people’s comments will influence what happens. " - Donna Tartt

" Storytelling and elegant style don’t always go hand in hand. " - Donna Tartt

" But it’s for every writer to decide his own pace, and the pace varies with the writer and the work. " - Donna Tartt