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David Guterson Quotes

David Guterson quotes about writing

American Author May 4, 1956

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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. David Guterson
Writing became an obsessive compulsive habit but I had almost no money so I thought about being an urban firefighter and having lots of free time in which to write or becoming an English teacher and thinking about books and writers on a daily basis. That swayed me. David Guterson
David Guterson quote: "What sustains me is to be with my family and to write."
What sustains me is to be with my family and to write. David Guterson
When it comes time to sit down and write the next book, you're deathly afraid that you're not up to the task. That was certainly the case with me after Snow Falling on Cedars. David Guterson
I was totally absorbed in the real world, the politics, the history, the news, and I just couldn't find my way into the fictional world... When I finally could return to writing the novel, it was in fits and starts. David Guterson
Even though I may not intend it when I set out to write the book, these places just emerge as major players in what I'm doing, almost as if they are insisting on it. David Guterson
Ishmael gave himself to the writing of it, and as he did so he understood this, too: that accident ruled every corner of the universe except the chambers of the human heart. David Guterson
David Guterson quote: "When I went to college I took a creative writing class and..."
When I went to college I took a creative writing class and decided in a week to be a writer. David Guterson
David Guterson quote: "Hemingway said the only way to write about a place is to leave..."
Hemingway said the only way to write about a place is to leave it. David Guterson

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