A seamlessly told and scrupulously detailed history of the Hartsoe clan of Haw County, North Carolina, Love and Lament is that rare novel that brings…

- T. R. Pearson

There is a difference between writing and being an author. Authors talk. I'm standing here talking now. This has nothing to do with writing.

- T. R. Pearson

It's a chore for a fellow to fear for his life more than once in an evening.

- T. R. Pearson

For most people who write, writing is a compulsion. If I could be healed of it, I would, and I think a lot of people who write feel the same way.

- T. R. Pearson