Donald Ray Pollock Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I sort of like writing about weird characters, I guess.”

“I was always a big reader, even when everything was bad and miserable.”

“I'm not sure about 'absolute' happiness, but I am happiest when I go to bed at night knowing that I tried to do my best that day.”

“I'm probably the least cerebral guy you're ever going to meet as a writer.”

“When I was growing up, I always wanted to be somebody else and live somewhere else. I've always felt a little uncomfortable around people.”

“I would try to write my own story about some East Coast suburbanite having an affair or something like that. So I did that for maybe two years or so, and it just wasn't working for me at all.”

“If the story wasn't overly long, I'd type it out. And I'd carry it around with me for a week and jot notes on it, and then I'd throw it away and do another one.”

“I am very indebted to southern writers and not just Flannery O'Connor. Also Harry Crews, Larry Brown, Tennessee Williams, Barry Hannah and William Gay.”

“I was 35 when I started taking classes at Ohio University. After I got my degree, I kept working at the mill. When I was 45, I decided I was going to try to learn how to write short stories.”

“Nobody really turns out too happy in any of my stuff. It's really strange, because I'm actually a pretty happy person. I'm not walking around giggling or anything like that, but I've got this feeling that everything is okay with my life.”