Quotes by Lisa Alther

“I happen to feel that the degree of a persons intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.”

“Attitude is your acceptance of the natural laws, or your rejection of the natural laws.”

“The only disability in life is a bad attitude.”

“. . . inspiration never arrived when you were searching for it.”

“I wrote for twelve years and collected 250 rejection slips before getting any fiction published, so I guess outside reinforcement isnt all that important to me.”

“What a surprise to find you could shift the contents of your head like rearranging furniture in a room.”

“Just as you began to feel that you could make good use of time, there was no time left to you.”

“Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, Ive always felt that a persons intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same topic.”

I happen to feel that the degree of a persons intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to bear on the same topic.

Whatever I experienced in the world that I didnt understand Id invent a story and workout my understanding of something through the story.

Thats the risk you take if you change: that people youve been involved with wont like the new you. But other people who do will come along.

Inspiration never arrived when you were searching for it.

I wrote for twelve years and collected 250 rejection slips before getting any fiction published so I guess outside reinforcement isnt all that important to me.