All George Murray Quotes
Even the people who have had success and made money writing these books of fiction seem to feel the need to pretend it's no big deal, or part of a natural progression from poetry to fiction, but often it's really just about the money, the perceived prestige.
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I was writing notes, but not composing poems. The Hunter began to develop out of this fragmented process.
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I've often entertained paranoid suspicions about my fridge and what it's been doing to my poetry when I'm not looking, but I never even considered that my fan was thinking about me.
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I feel as though I've fooled the world into thinking I'm an adult and now they're letting me procreate.
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With 'Carousel' I had an idea and it all came out quickly.
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The whole competition thing disturbs me. Not that I wasn't a part of it when I first started.
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In fact, in some ways, I actually feel much more confident about the quality of Carousel than I do about The Cottage Builder's Letter: probably because of its cohesive nature.
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Well, we all start thinking we're going to be Romantic rock stars, but then reality hits and you realize no one reads you but other poets.
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I still write the occasional short story, and poked at a novel once, but it's just not what I want to do.
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I am still interested in the long or serial poem, but have written a few smaller things. I may start sending to journals again in a year or so... that's about it.
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I think the main influence has been living in New York City. Aside from all the crap around 9/11, I find it very demanding to think amid all the noise and visual pollution.
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I do try to let what is obviously unintended yet naturally good stay in.
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I think, for me, humour needs to be used like a strong spice - sparingly.
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I'm not interested in being easy anymore. Readable, yes. Easy, no.
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