He didn't like very many people any more, or very many things either. He preferred not to be this way, but there it was, he was like that. His cynicism, a veteran's cynicism, was a thing that disturbed him all the time.
Writers shouldn’t underestimate the difficulty of what they’re doing, and they should treat it with great seriousness. You’re doing something that re… - David Guterson
Writers shouldn’t underestimate the difficulty of what they’re doing, and they should treat it with great seriousness. You’re doing something that re…
- David Guterson
I grew up in Seattle, but I always knew I wanted to leave. - David Guterson
I grew up in Seattle, but I always knew I wanted to leave.
There are things in this universe that we cannot control, and then there are the things we can. . . . Let fate, coincidence, and accident conspire; h… - David Guterson
There are things in this universe that we cannot control, and then there are the things we can. . . . Let fate, coincidence, and accident conspire; h…
When I went to college I took a creative writing class and decided in a week to be a writer. - David Guterson
When I went to college I took a creative writing class and decided in a week to be a writer.
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 itse… - David Guterson
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 itse…
None of those other things makes a difference. Love is the strongest thing in the world, you know. Nothing can touch it. Nothing comes close. If we l… - David Guterson
None of those other things makes a difference. Love is the strongest thing in the world, you know. Nothing can touch it. Nothing comes close. If we l…
The best advice on writing I've ever received is to take it seriously, because to do it well is all-consuming. - David Guterson
The best advice on writing I've ever received is to take it seriously, because to do it well is all-consuming.
Fiction is socially meaningful. - David Guterson
Fiction is socially meaningful.
What some people interpret as brooding melancholy is serenity. I don't feel required to grasp all the time. - David Guterson
What some people interpret as brooding melancholy is serenity. I don't feel required to grasp all the time.
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