However far fiction writers stray from their own lives and experiences – and I stray pretty far from mine – I think, ultimately, that we may be writing what we need to write in some way, albeit unconsciously. – Wally Lamb
Love comes in far more shapes and sizes than what the family-values crowd condones, of course. – Wally Lamb
I like to be surprised. The best writing is when it defies me, when it starts going a different way than I had planned. – Wally Lamb
Human behavior in the midst of hardship caught my attention very early on, and my first stories were all pictures, no words. – Wally Lamb
When I was a kid, I was surrounded by girls: older sisters, older girl cousins just down the street… except for an older boy named Vito who threw rocks. Each year I would wish for a baby brother. It never happened. – Wally Lamb
