next on booktv anna quindlen was a guest on booknotes in 1993. she talked about her book, "thinking out loud" on the personal, the political, the public and the private. in her book ms. quindlen discusses her book on a wide range of topics for what she calls a special lens of her gender. she includes commentary on such things as moral hypocrisy bigotry lying and violence. this interview is an hour. c-span: anna quindlen, in your new book, "thinking out loud," you say that the -- i was trying to look at the words here -- that the best line in anything that's ever appeared under your byline is, "could you get up and get me a beer without writing about it?" -- question mark. who said that and why did you write it? >> guest: my husband said it to me one night. and i must say, it's so embarrassing to have this kind of mind-set about everything, but the moment he finished that sentence, i said to him, "can i use that?" i just thought it was the best thing i'd ever heard about what i do for a living, which is that everything becomes grist for the mill.

next on booktv anna quindlen was a guest on booknotes in

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