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David Guterson Quotes

My book is traditional. It runs counter to the post-modern spirit Picture Quote #1

Fiction is socially meaningful Picture Quote #1

The strange thing was, he wanted to like everyone. He just couldn’t find a way to do it Picture Quote #1

At one level you’re condemned to the voice you have. But within those confines, you have a certain amount of freedom to range among your possible voices Picture Quote #1

Writing became an obsessive compulsive habit but I had almost no money so I thought about being an urban firefighter and having lots of free time in which to write or becoming an English teacher and thinking about books and writers on a daily basis. That swayed me Picture Quote #1

When it comes time to sit down and write the next book, you’re deathly afraid that you’re not up to the task. That was certainly the case with me after Snow Falling on Cedars Picture Quote #1

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I have traveled the entire state and spent a lot of time out of doors. So I have known the landscape of the Columbia Basin for quite a while, and I have had this strong feeling about it for many years Picture Quote #1

Don Quixote is one that comes to mind in comparison to mine, in that they both involve journeys undertaken by older men. That is unusual, because generally the hero of a journey story is very young Picture Quote #1

To persevere is always a reflection of the state of one’s inner life, one’s philosophy and one’s perspective Picture Quote #1

Accident ruled every corner of the universe except the chambers of the human heart Picture Quote #1

He loved humankind dearly and with all his heart, but he disliked most human beings Picture Quote #1

Accidents ruled every corner of the universe except the chambers of the human heart Picture Quote #1

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I’m a hypocrite, of course, and I live with that, but I live Picture Quote #1

A literary achievement of the highest order Picture Quote #1

What sustains me is to be with my family and to write Picture Quote #1

There’s a certain nostalgia and romance in a place you left Picture Quote #1

I’m not an urban person Picture Quote #1

It’s a brooding melancholy that haunts me Picture Quote #1

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I’m interested in themes that endure from generation to generation Picture Quote #1

I think you have an obligation to share what you know as a writer Picture Quote #1

I think of myself as a really happy person Picture Quote #1

I have relaxed into my persona as an author, although I used to fight that Picture Quote #1

I became paralyzed as an artist with writer’s block Picture Quote #1

Hemingway said the only way to write about a place is to leave it Picture Quote #1

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Cities produce in me melancholy or a tension I don’t need Picture Quote #1

Everybody has a world, and that world is completely hidden until we begin to inquire. As soon as we do, that entire world opens to us and yields itself. And you see how full and complex it is Picture Quote #1

I was aware that there is an expectation that writers inevitably falter at this stage, that they fail to live up to the promise of their first successful book, that the next book never pleases the way the prior one did. It simply increased my sense of being challenged Picture Quote #1

I write because something inner and unconscious forces me to. That is the first compulsion. The second is one of ethical and moral duty. I feel responsible to tell stories that inspire readers to consider more deeply who they are Picture Quote #1

What some people interpret as brooding melancholy is serenity. I don’t feel required to grasp all the time Picture Quote #1

At one level you’re condemned to the voice you have. But within those confines, you have a certain amount of freedom to range among your possible voices Picture Quote #1

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My book is traditional. It runs counter to the post-modern spirit (David Guterson Quotes) Fiction is socially meaningful (David Guterson Quotes) The strange thing was, he wanted to like everyone. He just couldn’t find a way to do it. (David Guterson Quotes) At one level you’re condemned to the voice you have. But within those confines, you have a certain amount of freedom to range among your possible voices. (David Guterson Quotes) Writing became an obsessive compulsive habit but I had almost no money so I thought about being an urban firefighter and having lots of free time in which to write or becoming an English teacher and thinking about books and writers on a daily basis. That swayed me (David Guterson Quotes) When it comes time to sit down and write the next book, you’re deathly afraid that you’re not up to the task. That was certainly the case with me after Snow Falling on Cedars (David Guterson Quotes) I have traveled the entire state and spent a lot of time out of doors. So I have known the landscape of the Columbia Basin for quite a while, and I have had this strong feeling about it for many years (David Guterson Quotes) Don Quixote is one that comes to mind in comparison to mine, in that they both involve journeys undertaken by older men. That is unusual, because generally the hero of a journey story is very young (David Guterson Quotes) To persevere is always a reflection of the state of one’s inner life, one’s philosophy and one’s perspective (David Guterson Quotes) Accident ruled every corner of the universe except the chambers of the human heart (David Guterson Quotes) He loved humankind dearly and with all his heart, but he disliked most human beings (David Guterson Quotes) Accidents ruled every corner of the universe except the chambers of the human heart (David Guterson Quotes) I’m a hypocrite, of course, and I live with that, but I live (David Guterson Quotes) A literary achievement of the highest order (David Guterson Quotes) What sustains me is to be with my family and to write (David Guterson Quotes) There’s a certain nostalgia and romance in a place you left (David Guterson Quotes) I’m not an urban person (David Guterson Quotes) It’s a brooding melancholy that haunts me (David Guterson Quotes) I’m interested in themes that endure from generation to generation (David Guterson Quotes) I think you have an obligation to share what you know as a writer (David Guterson Quotes) I think of myself as a really happy person (David Guterson Quotes) I have relaxed into my persona as an author, although I used to fight that (David Guterson Quotes) I became paralyzed as an artist with writer’s block (David Guterson Quotes) Hemingway said the only way to write about a place is to leave it (David Guterson Quotes) Cities produce in me melancholy or a tension I don’t need (David Guterson Quotes) Everybody has a world, and that world is completely hidden until we begin to inquire. As soon as we do, that entire world opens to us and yields itself. And you see how full and complex it is (David Guterson Quotes) I was aware that there is an expectation that writers inevitably falter at this stage, that they fail to live up to the promise of their first successful book, that the next book never pleases the way the prior one did. It simply increased my sense of being challenged (David Guterson Quotes) I write because something inner and unconscious forces me to. That is the first compulsion. The second is one of ethical and moral duty. I feel responsible to tell stories that inspire readers to consider more deeply who they are (David Guterson Quotes) What some people interpret as brooding melancholy is serenity. I don’t feel required to grasp all the time (David Guterson Quotes) At one level you’re condemned to the voice you have. But within those confines, you have a certain amount of freedom to range among your possible voices (David Guterson Quotes)

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