Sue Miller
Sue Miller
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Full Name and Common Aliases
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Susan Elizabeth Miller is widely known by her pen name Sue Miller.
Birth and Death Dates
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Born on September 29, 1946, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Currently active as an American author.
Nationality and Profession(s)
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American Novelist
Early Life and Background
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Growing up in a family that valued education and literature, Sue Miller developed a strong passion for writing from an early age. She attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison where she earned her Bachelor's degree in English literature. After college, Miller moved to New York City to pursue a career as a writer.
Major Accomplishments
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Miller's literary career spans over four decades, marked by numerous critically acclaimed novels and short stories. Her writing often explores themes of family relationships, social class, and the human condition. Some notable works include:
The Good Mother (1986): Miller's debut novel that tells the story of a mother struggling to balance her own desires with the responsibilities of parenthood.
While I Was Gone (1999): A novel about a woman returning to her family's estate after many years away, only to uncover secrets and lies that threaten to upend her life.
Miller has received numerous awards for her work, including the National Book Award nomination in 1986. Her writing has been praised by critics and readers alike for its nuanced exploration of complex themes and characters.
Notable Works or Actions
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In addition to her novels, Miller has published several short story collections and essays that showcase her versatility as a writer. Some notable works include:
While I Was Gone (1999): A novel about a woman returning to her family's estate after many years away, only to uncover secrets and lies that threaten to upend her life.
The World Could Be Mine (2011): A collection of short stories that explore themes of love, loss, and identity.
Miller has been recognized for her contributions to literature with several awards and nominations throughout her career.
Impact and Legacy
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Sue Miller's impact on contemporary American literature is significant. Her writing has influenced a generation of authors who have followed in her footsteps. Miller's exploration of complex themes and characters continues to resonate with readers today, making her one of the most beloved and respected authors of our time.
Why They Are Widely Quoted or Remembered
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Miller's work is widely quoted and remembered for its thought-provoking exploration of human relationships and experiences. Her ability to craft nuanced, relatable characters has made her novels and short stories staples of literary circles. Miller's writing continues to inspire and captivate readers with its depth, complexity, and emotional resonance.
With a career spanning over four decades, Sue Miller has solidified her place as one of the most accomplished American authors of our time. Her contributions to literature are immeasurable, and her influence will continue to be felt for generations to come.
Quotes by Sue Miller
You might have thought I’d worry about him, about causing him pain or at least embarrassment. I simply didn’t. I felt the kind of desperation, I think, that cancels the possibility of empathy. That makes you unkind. When I described myself as I was at that time to Daniel, I often said to him, “You wouldn’t have liked me then.
He’d taught her something tonight. Taught her almost painlessly. Almost. She’d thought she was memorable. How clear it was that she was not. It wasn’t a quality you possessed, she thought now. It was a quality other people endowed you with. She felt small, and foolish, exposed.
Now he turned the radio on to the news. As we did our separate chores, we listened and commented idly to each other on what we heard – the politics, the plane crashes and crimes, the large disasters of the day, which we all use to keep the smaller, more long-term sorrows at bay.
She guarded herself against it, she supposed, the way she guarded herself against everything difficult or painful – by being loving, by being solicitous.
I dreamed of my grandparents living there as though they always had with their habits, their rituals, their ways of speaking. With the illusory sense I had as a girl, when my own world was so fragile, that they always would be there. That they would always welcome me and care for me. That they were a place I could always go. A homeland.
We didn’t know what would happen next: that was our great gift. The gift of youth. The thing we miss, it seems to me, no matter what we’ve made of our lives, as we get older. When we do know what will happen next. And next and next, and then last.
Love isn’t just what two people have together, it’s what two people make together, so of course, it’s never the same.
There were disappointments. Things you couldn’t know you had wanted, or even things you were quite certain you hadn’t wanted, but still, as you discovered, missed some aspect of.
Sam felt more and more that there was no room for him to be who he really was with Claire.
My sister and I were the ones in the family who had seen this as necessary; neither of my brothers felt there was a problem with Dad. And in general when I’d expressed my concern for him, she was the one of my siblings who responded. She and I had also been the ones who sorted through and distributed mother’s possessions after she had died.