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Tobias Wolff quotes about writing

American Writer June 19, 1945

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Tobias Wolff quote: "a true piece of writing is a dangerous thing. It can change..."
a true piece of writing is a dangerous thing. It can change your life. Tobias Wolff
Tobias Wolff quote: "Time, which is your enemy in almost everything in this life,..."
Time, which is your enemy in almost everything in this life, is your friend in writing. Tobias Wolff
Nor did Anders remember seeing a woman leap to her death from the building opposite his own just days after his daughter was born. He did not remember shouting, “Lord have mercy!” He did not remember deliberately crashing his father’s car in to a tree, of having his ribs kicked in by three policemen at an anti-war rally, or waking himself up with laughter. He did not remember when he began to regard the heap of books on his desk with boredom and dread, or when he grew angry at writers for... Tobias Wolff
The very act of writing assumes, to begin with, that someone cares to hear what you have to say. It assumes that people share, that people can be reached, that people can be touched and even in some cases changed. So many of the things in our world lead us to despair. It seems to me that the final symptom of despair is silence, and that storytelling is one of the sustaining arts; it’s one of the affirming arts. A writer may have a certain pessimism in his outlook, but the very act of being a... Tobias Wolff
I teach one semester a year, and this year I'm just teaching one course during that semester, a writing workshop for older students in their late 20s and early 30s, people in our graduate program who are already working on a manuscript and trying to bring it to completion. Tobias Wolff
Tobias Wolff quote: "There's a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of..."
There's a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of reward when you pull certain things off. Tobias Wolff
Tobias Wolff quote: "Like so many writers I started writing stories because I..."
Like so many writers I started writing stories because I didn't have much time for anything else. Tobias Wolff
Tobias Wolff quote: "Because I don't have to be careful of people's feelings when I..."
Because I don't have to be careful of people's feelings when I teach literature, and I do when I'm teaching writing. Tobias Wolff
Because the more you write the more you're aware of the weight of your tradition and the difficulties of the form and the more you have already done that you do not want to do again. Tobias Wolff
Tobias Wolff quote: "You don't teach information in a writing workshop."
You don't teach information in a writing workshop. Tobias Wolff

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