“It's gratifying that it does; I love to give readings.” — Ann Beattie Quote

It's gratifying that it does; I love to give readings.

If you could have a book called My Favorite Six Stories, I don't think I'd have trouble doing that.

Women are obviously much more discriminated against than men in many ways.

I feel that these stories are being written to articulate certain confusions and disappointments, and I do mean to shake up the reader, and I do hope they're on target.

Quite often my narrator or protagonist may be a man, but I'm not sure he's the more interesting character, or if the more complex character isn't the woman.

Sleeping here is harder here in space than on a bed because the sleep position here is the same position throughout the day. You don't ever get that sense of gratifying relaxation here that you do on Earth after a long day at work.

I played the best role I've ever seen on TV or film in the last five years. It was hugely gratifying.

There's nothing more gratifying than someone coming up and saying you influenced an entire region of the United States.

It's gratifying to be taken seriously, always.

Sometimes the best parts are the leading men. But the little parts can be similarly gratifying.