Anne Enright Quotes

I have a big life, a small child, I work, I do a lot of things, so I'm often playing catch-up with what's current.

I pretty much live about 10 minutes from my office. I have two kids, and I have about 8 projects that I'm working on, so I basically just get up and go to work, and go home every night and play with my kids, so I don't really know.

Half of the time, I'm walking around a construction site, then I'm transitioning into the evening, having drinks with the girlfriends or meeting with my husband and then racing back home to put the kids to bed. I have less time, so I'm a much more efficient decision maker.

I will say I highly recommend, if you want to write a book also, have a child in the midst of that process because it will really force you to organize your time.

My life often feels like a whirling dervish of kids, writing, speaking, and pastoral ministry.

When you have two busy kids running around the house, returning e-mails is a task, let alone surfing the web.

It's hard for anybody who works a lot and has children. But I wouldn't trade it for anything.

I'm doing less than I used to because I'm a family man now, and I have two kids.

When I had a full-time job, I really wasn't that busy, but now I'm really busy. I guess that's a good thing.

I was working all the time I was in college. I was working so much that I could hardly do my college work.

Bringing my two children up while writing was just a part of life. I'd much rather have had their interruptions than been stuck in a sterile office. This way, I had welcome distractions. I had to load the washing machine, I had to go out and buy lemons.

I have two kids, a career, and a man that takes a lot of my attention and time.

I haven't really given much thought to the whole 'working mother' thing.

I like to have fun, but I don't have a lot of time for myself. I do have eight kids!

I really do enjoy everything I do. I just do so much.

I was going to school; I was working - at one point, I had two jobs - and I was still trying to train and fight.

I'm trying to have a family and a career.

I see friends of mine who have kids and continue to do their art. It's deeply impressive. I can't even fit an Amazon return into the day. It's been sitting on my desk for two weeks.

If I had nothing to do and I wanted to sit in a dark room and relax, I could at times. But to be busy is very nice. To have things to do and have a schedule.

I'm very active. I've got two small daughters and four restaurants in three cities. I'm busy.

I get up really early, and I go to bed really late. Sometimes I get tired, but it's not important. I have an exciting existence, and there's so much to do.

I have 3 kids and a cat and a busy, noisy house. I get more time to relax when I'm working.

With two kids it's hard to find down time to write so I often write during their nap time.

I don't have time to sit up and write songs all day. Maybe one day when my kids get older.

I don't take vacations.