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I write novellas because I don't like loose sprawling prose.
Jim Harrison
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Some people hear their own inner voices with great clearness. And they live by what they hear. Such people become crazy... or they become legend.
Jim Harrison
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So when I made some money, I didn't have any idea how one handled such a situation because no one in our family ever had any money.
Jim Harrison
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After a lifetime of world travel I've been fascinated that those in the third world don't have the same perception of reality that we do.
Jim Harrison
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Writing as a woman presents enormous problems but I have attempted it several times and haven't had many complaints.
Jim Harrison
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I thought, frankly, that it would be more pleasant to write a memoir than it was.
Jim Harrison
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I enjoy about 1 out of 100 movies, it's about the same proportion to books published that I care to read.
Jim Harrison
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The only advice I can give to aspiring writers is don't do it unless you're willing to give your whole life to it. Red wine and garlic also helps.
Jim Harrison
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The trajectory started when I was on the roof of our house looking out at a swamp when I was 19. I had written for several years, starting at about 15, but that day on the roof I took my vows and acknowledged my calling.
Jim Harrison
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I don't know what psychotherapy does. I have been seeing the same person for 26 years now.
Jim Harrison
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Short things are short all over and long things are long all over.
Jim Harrison
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New Yorkers are mostly interested in New York - in case you haven't noticed.
Jim Harrison
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