Jonathan Evison quotes

As a result of manifest destiny, we gutted our resources. (Jonathan Evison)

I discovered John Fante when I was 17 years old - strangely, not through Charles Bukowski, but through William Saroyan, who was his drinking buddy.

Jonathan Evison

I really believe in challenging myself, pushing myself to new places.

Jonathan Evison

You have to find hope. Hope is such a shape shifter. You tend to look in the rearview mirror for hope, but when it's gone, you have to look forward. You have to get in the van and keep driving on.

Jonathan Evison

Limited points of view let the writer dispense - and the reader gather - information from various corners of the story. It all becomes a kind of dance, with the writer guiding the reader through the various twists and turns. The challenge is keeping readers in step, while still managing to surprise.

Jonathan Evison

I usually write in my underwear, with a space heater running full blast, and three dogs sleeping at me feet.

Jonathan Evison

I love being a struggling artist; it makes me feel very alive.

Jonathan Evison

The jocks that used to stuff me into a locker when I was a punk rocker are my best buddies now.

Jonathan Evison

I'm not in the business of meddling with people's destinies - and yes, my characters are real people to me. They have histories and thoughts and yearnings and hurts and misgivings and pleasures that don't belong to me.

Jonathan Evison