David Guterson quotes

Everybody has a world, and that world is completely hidden until we begin to inquire. As soon as we do, that entire world opens to us and yields itself. And you see how full and complex it is. (David Guterson)
What some people interpret as brooding melancholy is serenity. I don't feel required to grasp all the time. View quote
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It's a brooding melancholy that haunts me. View quote
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There's a certain nostalgia and romance in a place you left. View quote
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Don Quixote is one that comes to mind in comparison to mine, in that they both involve journeys undertaken by older men. That is unusual, because generally the hero of a journey story is very young. View quote
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Accident ruled every corner of the universe except the chambers of the human heart. View quote
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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. View quote
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Fiction is socially meaningful. View quote
David Guterson
At one level you're condemned to the voice you have. But within those confines, you have a certain amount of freedom to range among your possible voices. View quote
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I'm interested in themes that endure from generation to generation. View quote
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I think you have an obligation to share what you know as a writer. (David Guterson)
When I went to college I took a creative writing class and decided in a week to be a writer. View quote
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Hemingway said the only way to write about a place is to leave it. View quote
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I have relaxed into my persona as an author, although I used to fight that. View quote
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The status quo was rote memorization and recitation in classrooms thronged with passive children who were sternly disciplined when they expressed individual needs. View quote
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I grew up in Seattle, but I always knew I wanted to leave. View quote
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My father is a practicing criminal law attorney in the Seattle area. View quote
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The real question is: How do you react? What do you do next? Evade responsibilities? Bury yourself in work? What do you do? All three of my novels take up that question, although none gives an answer. View quote
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What sustains me is to be with my family and to write. View quote
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I have traveled the entire state and spent a lot of time out of doors. So I have known the landscape of the Columbia Basin for quite a while, and I have had this strong feeling about it for many years. View quote
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I often heard about his cases and I often sat in on his trials. In the late 1960s when I was growing up I wanted to be a crusader like him but I didn't want to wear a suit and commute. (David Guterson)
My book is traditional. It runs counter to the post-modern spirit. View quote
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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. View quote
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I became paralyzed as an artist with writer's block. View quote
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I think of myself as a really happy person. View quote
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