It makes me proud not just to be a Canadian writer but to be a Canadian, to live in a country where we treat our writers like movie stars. Lynn Coady canadiancountrylive Change image and share on social
Guys know how to read each other's signals. They know how to telegraph love for one another without throwing their arms around one another. Lynn Coady armguylove Change image and share on social
Something I've always written about is social expectations: that the eyes of the community are on you all the time, expecting you to line up with certain social norms, certain behaviours. Whenever you forgot about them, they'd be strongly reiterated to you, in no uncertain terms. Lynn Coady behaviourcommunityexpect share on social
One does not become an atheist out of a desire for hassle-free Sunday mornings. People come to atheism because they have a problem with organized religion - usually a problem they consider to be of moral urgency. Lynn Coady atheismatheistdesire share on social
The masterstroke of male fraternity, I believed, was the practice of never speaking of anything remotely personal or related to one's emotions. That way, no one is ever made uncomfortable. Any such awkward moments can always be dispelled with a flurry of pretend-punches. Lynn Coady awkwardbelievedispel share on social
Keep a copy of 'Islands in the Stream' by Ernest Hemingway on the left hand side of your desk. Keep Fitzgerald's 'The Crack Up' on the right. When you get stuck, pick them up and pretend that they are having a fight, like you used to do with your GI Joes. Lynn Coady copycrackdesk share on social
You know the actor's nightmare is getting up onstage and not being prepared? I think the writer's nightmare is giving a reading and somebody standing up and saying, 'That's not your story.' Lynn Coady actorgivenightmare Change image and share on social
The thing about relationships is, the stronger they get, the more rapidly the realm of romance starts to overlap with the domestic. Lynn Coady domesticoverlaprapidly Change image and share on social
No matter how committed a marriage, there will always be other people - those we have chemistry with and those we don't, those we are attracted to, and those who shop for functional outdoors wear. The sooner a couple can accept the existence of the former and exchange a few basic reassurances concerning them, the easier life gets. Lynn Coady acceptattractbasic share on social
There are people out there who genuinely love literature, who genuinely love to read and read widely, who will never like, or even necessarily get, my books. That was a hard one to swallow, to not feel slighted by. Lynn Coady bookfeelgenuinely share on social