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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
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It doesn't matter who you are, how many awards you've won, how popular you are, or how much critical acclaim you've had.
David Guterson
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There's a certain nostalgia and romance in a place you left.
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Post-modernism is dead because it didn't address human needs.
David Guterson
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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
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My book is traditional. It runs counter to the post-modern spirit.
David Guterson
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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
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I have relaxed into my persona as an author, although I used to fight that.
David Guterson
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My father is a practicing criminal law attorney in the Seattle area.
David Guterson
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I grew up in Seattle, but I always knew I wanted to leave.
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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
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I'm interested in themes that endure from generation to generation.
David Guterson
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