Anna Quindlen

American journalist and novelist · United States · On the map · Journalists · Born 1952 · age 74

Anna Marie Quindlen is an American author, journalist, and opinion columnist.

Anna Quindlen is read about 136 times a day, in 9 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 19 August 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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2015New Jersey Hall of FameAward1993“People who wish to salute the free and independent side of their evolutionary character acquire cats. People who wish to pay homage to their servile and salivating roots own dogs.”In their wordsThe New York Times. Thinking Out Loud, p. 122 (1993)Read the whole statement

“Here is the real domino theory: Gay man to gay man, bisexual man to straight woman, addict mother to newborn baby, they all fall down and someday it will come to you.”In their words9 December 1993The dangers of an AIDS epidemic. The New York Times, sect. A, p. 31Read the whole statement

“People always blame the girl; she should have said no. A monosyllable, but conventional wisdom has always been that boys can't manage it.”In their words11 April 1993The New York Times, sect. 4, p. 13Read the whole statement

1992Pulitzer Prize for CommentaryAward1988“If men got pregnant, there would be safe, reliable methods of birth control. They'd be inexpensive, too.”In their wordsThe New York Times. Living Out Loud, p. 31 (1988)Read the whole statement

“Some of my best friends are men. It is simply that I think women are superior to men. There, I've said it. It's my dirty little secret.”In their wordsThe New York Times. Living Out Loud, pp. 26-27 (1988)Read the whole statement

1952Born8 July 1952