Alice Munro Writers and Writing quotes

" I have recently re-read much of Chekhov and it's a humbling experience. I don't even claim Chekhov as an influence because he influenced all of us. Like Shakespeare his writing shed the most perfect light - there's no striving in it, no personality. Well, of course, wouldn't I love to do that! " # Writers and Writing # Love # Books - Reading

" In twenty years I've never had a day when I didn't have to think about someone else's needs. And this means the writing has to be fitted around it. " # Writers and Writing # Age and Aging # Love