“She thought a writer should work harder writing a book than she did reading it.”
Source: The Marriage Plot
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Source: Persecution and the Art of Writing (1952), How to Study Spinoza's Theologico-Political Treatise, p. 144

On how writers should avoid analyzing their own work in “Donna Tartt on The Goldfinch, Inspiration, and the Perils of Literary Fame” https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a29022016/donna-tartt-goldfinch-interview/ in Town & Country (2019 Sep 12)

“When she wanted to escape her life, she read books”
Source: Between the Lines

“She reads a lot of books. Good things, books.”