Right away I think of two books – ‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘Rebecca’ – and of just sinking into them as a young reader. I think they must have appealed not just to my romantic adolescent soul, but I suppose there’s also an appealing darkness in both of them. — Alice McDermott
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Alice McDermott : American Writer
Born: June 27, 1953
Am I a romantic? I’ve seen ‘Wuthering Heights’ ten times. I’…
I love real books, paper books, but I also love buying onlin…
I love books; my suitcases are always full of them. Books an…
A book about books is like a poem about poetry:Books are kno …
A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is …
I want to reach the heights of stardom beyond my imagination…
Am I a romantic? I’ve seen ‘Wuthering Heights’ ten times. I’…
I love real books, paper books, but I also love buying onlin…
I love books; my suitcases are always full of them. Books an…
A book about books is like a poem about poetry:Books are kno …
A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is …
A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I’m afraid of …
I’d like to jump out of a plane. I have a fear of heights I’…
The heights by great men reached and kept were not attained …
I want to reach the heights of stardom beyond my imagination…
I look away at car crashes, and I know people who look away …
I ran away from home. I ran away from St. Louis, and then I …
It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. L…
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When I was growing up, my house was filled with books. My mo…
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