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I think I was lucky to come of age in a place and time - the American South in the 1960s and '70s - when the machine hadn't completely taken... →
The smartest thing I did in law school: asking my future wife to go out dancing with me. The smartest thing I did when practicing law: quitting. The... →
I think if you spend much time dwelling on influence you can get self-conscious about every line you write. That's a great way to freeze up.
'Late bloomer' is another way of saying 'slow learner.'
The main thing about writing is... writing. Sitting your butt down in the chair and doing the work.
After Bush was elected in 2004 - please note that I didn't say 're-elected' - and I was walking around in my befuzzed state of confusion... →
I took two fiction-writing courses in college and majored in literature. I felt that I had a knack though I wouldn't go so far as to call it a... →
I never listen to music when I'm writing.
I'm ashamed and embarrassed to say that I've read very little of David Foster Wallace's work. It's a huge gap in my education, one of... →
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