I can't say that dropping out of school at 16 to join the Marines was my best idea. On the other hand, maybe it was. Who knows? Daniel Woodrell drophandidea Change image and share on social
I learned my values. It's better to be poor than to be beholden. Wealth is not the object of life. You should be polite as long as possible, and when you can't be polite anymore, don't run. Daniel Woodrell anymorebeholdenlearn Change image and share on social
I felt like a number of things in me as a writer just clicked. Daniel Woodrell clickfeltnumb Change image and share on social
I'd met some awfully tough gals in my life, and I find them compelling, if I don't have to socialize with them too much. Daniel Woodrell compelfindgal Change image and share on social
I have a book in the pipeline of short stories. You want to hear an agent scream, say 'I'm thinking about doing a collection of short stories set in the Ozarks.' Daniel Woodrell agentbookcollection Change image and share on social
It was in a grim room on Eddy Street that I finally opened 'A Moveable Feast.' I read it all overnight. I read it again the next day. Daniel Woodrell dayeddyfeast Change image and share on social
In February of 1972, a snowstorm blew into Kansas City, and I decided to hitchhike to California. The roads were icy, snowflakes howling, and nobody would drive me to the highway, so I humped through the snow and ice and caught a ride with a concerned cop to the Kansas Turnpike. Daniel Woodrell blowcaliforniacatch share on social
I came back when I'd had a taste of other places and realized that I would never feel the same sense of connection to any place other than the Ozarks. Daniel Woodrell backconnectionfeel Change image and share on social
This happens to me all the time: I think I'm working on one thing, but this other thing, whether I want it to or not, keeps coming through. Daniel Woodrell comethingtime Change image and share on social
I guess it's ridiculously romantic, but I wanted to be a full tilt, sink-or-swim writer. Daniel Woodrell fullguessridiculously Change image and share on social
