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.
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.
- 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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
Well, I think it’s extraordinarily fun to write, and I look forward to it every day, but that doesn’t mean I think it’s easy. There’s a difference be… - David Guterson
Well, I think it’s extraordinarily fun to write, and I look forward to it every day, but that doesn’t mean I think it’s easy. There’s a difference be…
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