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Jonathan Evison Quotes

It’s not easy getting old, you know. Things become a lot less clear Picture Quote #1

Too many writers of fiction don’t give the reader enough credit Picture Quote #1

My parents divorced after 25 years of marriage Picture Quote #1

As a result of manifest destiny, we gutted our resources Picture Quote #1

I write as a matter of need - seven books and God knows how many short stories before anyone published me Picture Quote #1

When I started caregiving, I was not on very firm ground. My first marriage had dissolved. I was working at an ice-cream stand in my thirties. I learned that when you don’t have anything to give, that’s when you really give, and then you get back so much more Picture Quote #1

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I know I’ve lost my mind. But I’m not concerned, because it’s the first thing I’ve lost in a long time that actually feels good Picture Quote #1

For me, an ideal novel is a dialogue between writer and reader, both a collaborative experience and an intimate exchange of emotions and ideas. The reader just might be the most powerful tool in a writer’s arsenal Picture Quote #1

You have to find hope. Hope is such a shape shifter. You tend to look in the rearview mirror for hope, but when it’s gone, you have to look forward. You have to get in the van and keep driving on Picture Quote #1

After 20 years of writing in basically a vacuum, I love being part of a community. I’ve vetted other writers’ contracts for them and do publicity for free just because I like a book. Some people think of it as hubris or careerism, but I love to champion books. You can’t use your whole sphere of influence just to help yourself Picture Quote #1

I grew up in the Bay Area until 1976, then I pretty much went all the way through primary and high school on Bainbridge, though like anybody who grows up on an island, I ran the first chance I got Picture Quote #1

Limited points of view let the writer dispense - and the reader gather - information from various corners of the story. It all becomes a kind of dance, with the writer guiding the reader through the various twists and turns. The challenge is keeping readers in step, while still managing to surprise Picture Quote #1

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The Mathematician’s Shiva is a brilliant and compelling family saga full of warmth, pathos, history, and humor, not to mention a cast of delightfully quirky characters, and a math lesson or two; all together, a winning equation! When Rojstaczer writes about mathematics, you’d think he was writing about poetry Picture Quote #1

I love being a struggling artist; it makes me feel very alive Picture Quote #1

I really believe in challenging myself, pushing myself to new places Picture Quote #1

It’s not easy getting old, you know. Things become a lot less clear Picture Quote #1

I usually write in my underwear, with a space heater running full blast, and three dogs sleeping at me feet Picture Quote #1

The jocks that used to stuff me into a locker when I was a punk rocker are my best buddies now Picture Quote #1

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You have to find hope. Hope is such a shape shifter. You tend to look in the rearview mirror for hope, but when its gone, you have to look forward. You have to get in the van and keep driving on Picture Quote #1

My neediness is not a hole to be filled but something beneath the skin scratching to get out Picture Quote #1

Reading is, at its best, not an escape; it is genuine experience. A novel is not a monologue, but a conversation, a collaboration between writer and reader, an invaluable exchange of human conditions Picture Quote #1

I’ll never stop caring. But the thing about caring is, it’s inconvenient. Sometimes you’ve got to give when it makes no sense to at all. Sometimes you’ve got to give until it hurts Picture Quote #1

I know I’ve lost my mind. But I’m not concerned, because it’s the first thing I’ve lost in a long time that actually feels good Picture Quote #1

Listen to me: everything you think you know, every relationship you’ve ever taken for granted, every plan or possibility you’ve ever hatched, every conceit or endeavor you’ve ever concocted, can be stripped from you in an instant. Sooner or later, it will happen. So prepare yourself. Be ready not to be ready. Be ready to be brought to your knees and beaten to dust. Because no stable foundation, no act of will, no force of cautious habit will save you from this fact: nothing is indestructible Picture Quote #1

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People really do change. Don’t let anyone tell you differently. That the future does not conform to the past is not the exception, but the rule Picture Quote #1

Can we really be whoever we want to be, now that we’ve collected all that we are? Picture Quote #1

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It’s not easy getting old, you know. Things become a lot less clear. (Jonathan Evison Quotes) Too many writers of fiction don’t give the reader enough credit (Jonathan Evison Quotes) My parents divorced after 25 years of marriage (Jonathan Evison Quotes) As a result of manifest destiny, we gutted our resources (Jonathan Evison Quotes) I write as a matter of need - seven books and God knows how many short stories before anyone published me. (Jonathan Evison Quotes) When I started caregiving, I was not on very firm ground. My first marriage had dissolved. I was working at an ice-cream stand in my thirties. I learned that when you don’t have anything to give, that’s when you really give, and then you get back so much more. (Jonathan Evison Quotes) I know I’ve lost my mind. But I’m not concerned, because it’s the first thing I’ve lost in a long time that actually feels good. (Jonathan Evison Quotes) For me, an ideal novel is a dialogue between writer and reader, both a collaborative experience and an intimate exchange of emotions and ideas. The reader just might be the most powerful tool in a writer’s arsenal. (Jonathan Evison Quotes) You have to find hope. Hope is such a shape shifter. You tend to look in the rearview mirror for hope, but when it’s gone, you have to look forward. You have to get in the van and keep driving on. (Jonathan Evison Quotes) After 20 years of writing in basically a vacuum, I love being part of a community. I’ve vetted other writers’ contracts for them and do publicity for free just because I like a book. Some people think of it as hubris or careerism, but I love to champion books. You can’t use your whole sphere of influence just to help yourself. (Jonathan Evison Quotes) I grew up in the Bay Area until 1976, then I pretty much went all the way through primary and high school on Bainbridge, though like anybody who grows up on an island, I ran the first chance I got. (Jonathan Evison Quotes) Limited points of view let the writer dispense - and the reader gather - information from various corners of the story. It all becomes a kind of dance, with the writer guiding the reader through the various twists and turns. The challenge is keeping readers in step, while still managing to surprise (Jonathan Evison Quotes) The Mathematician’s Shiva is a brilliant and compelling family saga full of warmth, pathos, history, and humor, not to mention a cast of delightfully quirky characters, and a math lesson or two; all together, a winning equation! When Rojstaczer writes about mathematics, you’d think he was writing about poetry (Jonathan Evison Quotes) I love being a struggling artist; it makes me feel very alive (Jonathan Evison Quotes) I really believe in challenging myself, pushing myself to new places (Jonathan Evison Quotes) It’s not easy getting old, you know. Things become a lot less clear (Jonathan Evison Quotes) I usually write in my underwear, with a space heater running full blast, and three dogs sleeping at me feet (Jonathan Evison Quotes) The jocks that used to stuff me into a locker when I was a punk rocker are my best buddies now (Jonathan Evison Quotes) You have to find hope. Hope is such a shape shifter. You tend to look in the rearview mirror for hope, but when its gone, you have to look forward. You have to get in the van and keep driving on (Jonathan Evison Quotes) My neediness is not a hole to be filled but something beneath the skin scratching to get out (Jonathan Evison Quotes) Reading is, at its best, not an escape; it is genuine experience. A novel is not a monologue, but a conversation, a collaboration between writer and reader, an invaluable exchange of human conditions (Jonathan Evison Quotes) I’ll never stop caring. But the thing about caring is, it’s inconvenient. Sometimes you’ve got to give when it makes no sense to at all. Sometimes you’ve got to give until it hurts (Jonathan Evison Quotes) I know I’ve lost my mind. But I’m not concerned, because it’s the first thing I’ve lost in a long time that actually feels good (Jonathan Evison Quotes) Listen to me: everything you think you know, every relationship you’ve ever taken for granted, every plan or possibility you’ve ever hatched, every conceit or endeavor you’ve ever concocted, can be stripped from you in an instant. Sooner or later, it will happen. So prepare yourself. Be ready not to be ready. Be ready to be brought to your knees and beaten to dust. Because no stable foundation, no act of will, no force of cautious habit will save you from this fact: nothing is indestructible (Jonathan Evison Quotes) People really do change. Don’t let anyone tell you differently. That the future does not conform to the past is not the exception, but the rule (Jonathan Evison Quotes) Can we really be whoever we want to be, now that we’ve collected all that we are? (Jonathan Evison Quotes)