Ann Patchett

And I said, oh no, there was no grief at all in this book.

This was, it was like a reunion.

I'm sure.

And how much I have loved various editors in my life.

I hadn't really thought about that, but that's a good point.

Because it's all about being able to tap in to something that you feel.

And when I think about editors that I've worked with, and I think about editors who are just my friends, they're really people that I love.

And to think about editors, if you are an author, editors are incredibly good listeners.

They are people who are always asking you questions.

They are people who are always interested in what you're doing.

Being friends with an editor is like standing in a ray of sunshine for me.

And so I could take that love as well and put it into Eddie.

I do believe in the inherent goodness of people.

And I also think that we can be easily swayed.

I also think that we are all just a bag of chemicals and your chemical composition is either your good fortune or your curse.

And I have a very cheerful chemical composition.

I have always been this way.

I see the world through my eyes and I see people as kind.

And

I want to say it's the difference between a primary source and a secondary source.