Julianna Baggott
Julianna Baggott
Julianna Baggottis a novelist, essayist and poet who also writes under the pen names Bridget Asher and N.E. Bode. She is an associate professor at Florida State University's Creative Writing Program...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth30 September 1969
Julianna Baggott quotes about
target boundaries novel
A good novel doesn't just transcend the boundaries of its target market - it knows nothing about target markets.
mistake way sometimes
Sometimes the only way to fix a mistake- is to make it twice.
love-is indulge-in luxury
Love is a luxury. It's something that people are allowed to indulge in when they're not simply trying to survive and keep other people alive.
sexist
I'm a woman, but I've been a sexist, too.
shame young
Don't shame the young for releasing their pent-up fear.
years stronger red
Red Sox fans have been pushed to the brink over the years, but that's how faith grows stronger.
motivation writing giving
If you look at the world one way, it takes from you - it's a thief of time, energy, creative mojo. But if you look at the world another way, it gives you an endless supply of motivation.
sports winning years
The truth is that for those 86 long years when the Red Sox went without a World Series win, fans were not only in a recession, but trapped in a longstanding, deeply entrenched sports depression.
strong children imagination
Our imaginations are strong as children. Sometimes they get shoved aside, these imaginations. They get dusty and mildewed with age. The imagination is a muscle that has to be put to use or it shrivels.
world obsession mutual
When you're in the world looking for only one thing, you find it or it finds you. The obsession can be mutual
bad-things
But there it is: Everyone is alone, for life, and maybe that's not such a bad thing.
love-is our-love burden
Our love is our burden.
weight bears plot
The poem has to bear the weight with image, language... the screenplay with dialogue, plot...
want
Is it wrong to kill something that wants to kill you?