I can’t conceive of nursing babies and taking care of children and writing, too. I know there are writers that do that, but I’m too single-minded. I can’t stand to be interrupted, whether I’m writing a story or dressing a child. – Ellen Gilchrist
I have lived most of my life in small towns, and I’m in the habit of knowing and talking to everyone. – Ellen Gilchrist
In the schools of small Midwestern towns, the only aristocracies are of beauty, intelligence, and athletic prowess. – Ellen Gilchrist
I love Fayetteville. I like hills and vistas and hardworking people and fighting snow in winter and chiggers in the summer. – Ellen Gilchrist
Ever since I was a child, I’ve kept boxes and drawers and pages of things that I liked. I suppose that it constitutes a journal of sorts, but it’s not in a ledger or a notebook. – Ellen Gilchrist
The Mississippi coast is not like south Florida, but it always seems warm enough for sandals and short-sleeved shirts, except for now and then. – Ellen Gilchrist
I love ‘E.R.’ and I’m not ashamed to admit it. It makes me know I did not waste my life after all by not becoming a medical doctor. – Ellen Gilchrist
I never thought it was unusual to write, and I’ve been writing or pretending to write since before I even started school. – Ellen Gilchrist
My ancestors are Highland Scots, and my father’s home in north Alabama is so much like northwest Arkansas. I have the same allergies in both places. – Ellen Gilchrist
My main home is in Fayetteville, Arkansas, a college town in the Ozark Mountains. I live on the highest hill in a quiet cul-de-sac, surrounded by friends. – Ellen Gilchrist
