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.
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…
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…
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…
Fiction is socially meaningful. - David Guterson
Fiction is socially meaningful.
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.
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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