Amy Hempel Quotes


I have written letters that are failures, but I have written few, I think, that are lies. Trying to reach a person means asking the same question over and over again: Is this the truth, or not? I begin this letter to you, then, in the western tradition. If I understand it, the western tradition is: Put your cards on the table.


Citations

Hempel, Amy. Tumble Home, Scribner, 1997.

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Amy Hempel
Amy Hempel
  • Born: December 14, 1951
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Writer

Amy Hempel is an American short story writer and journalist. She teaches creative writing at Stony Brook Southampton.