My advice is, do not try to inhabit another's soul. You have your own. Jim Harrison More Quotes by Jim Harrison More Quotes From Jim Harrison The old fun thing is when somebody typed up the first chapter of War and Peace. And then made a precis of the rest of it and sent it out and only one publisher recognized it. Jim Harrison literaturefunwar All artists as a type seem to suffer a great deal, but then so do miners. Jim Harrison typeartistsuffering A poet must discover that it’s his own story that is true, even if the truth is small indeed. Jim Harrison truth-ispoetstories Zen is the vehicle of reality. Jim Harrison vehiclereality Every day I wonder how many things I am dead wrong about. -- True North Jim Harrison true-northwonder Birthdays are ghost bounty hunters that track you down to ask, "Que pasa, baby? Jim Harrison hunterstrackbaby What cannot be said, will get wept. Jim Harrison said That's my only defense against this world: to build a sentence out of it. Jim Harrison craftsdefenseworld I like grit, I like love and death, I'm tired of irony. ... A lot of good fiction is sentimental. ... The novelist who refuses sentiment refuses the full spectrum of human behavior, and then he just dries up. ... I would rather give full vent to all human loves and disappointments, and take a chance on being corny, than die a smartass. Jim Harrison tireddisappointmentlove Marriage is survived just on the basis of ordinary etiquette, day in and day out. Also cooking together helps a lot. Jim Harrison marriagecookingtogether We are all naturally xenophobic. Jim Harrison Naturally we would prefer seven epiphanies a day and an earth not so apparently devoid of angels. Jim Harrison recyclingangelearth I don't see gender as the most significant fact of human existence. Jim Harrison genderliteraturefacts I'm actually forced to write about Michigan because as a native of that state it's the place I know best. Jim Harrison michiganstateswriting Being a writer requires an intoxication with language. Jim Harrison intoxicationlanguage Life is an honor, albeit anonymously delivered. Jim Harrison honorlife-is I asked a French critic a couple of years ago why my books did so well in France. He said it was because in my novels people both act and think. I got a kick out of that. Jim Harrison couplewritingbook The wife picked out ceramic tile for floor covering, not realizing that cost was determined by square foot, not square yard like carpet. Thinking the price was plenty reasonable, she had an extra room of tile ordered for installation. When the bill arrived, it was staggering. She and her husband began a fight that continued all through the construction job. They ended up divorced, but not until she had broken every window. Jim Harrison husbandfightingjobs I can write anywhere. Jim Harrison i-canwriting As an English major I was familiar with the stories of dozens of writers trying to get their work done among the multifarious diversions of the world and the hurdles of their own vices. A professor had said that what saved writers is that they, like politicians, had the illusion of destiny that allowed them to overcome obstacles no matter how nominal their work. Jim Harrison dozendestinytrying
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