I think about the sentence a long time, and then I write it. I don't revise it once it's set down. Jim Harrison longrevisesentence Change image and share on social
I won't talk or deal with a young writer unless I sense he has utterly given his life over to it. It's a waste of my time. If they don't feel 'called' - why in God's name would you do this? Jim Harrison calldealfeel Change image and share on social
I thought, frankly, that it would be more pleasant to write a memoir than it was. Jim Harrison franklymemoirpleasant Change image and share on social
I grew up in an agricultural family, and I never distanced myself from where the food comes from. I think it's quite natural. Jim Harrison agriculturaldistancefamily Change image and share on social
I used to have this illusion that time and remote areas prepare you for the world. Our moms used to think that kind of thing. Well, it doesn't prepare you for the world at all! Jim Harrison areaillusionkind Change image and share on social
Age focuses you. You are much better concentrated. There's more time when you travel less, don't do book tours, avoid interviews or public appearances. You walk the dogs, fish, hunt, cook and write. Jim Harrison ageappearanceavoid Change image and share on social
Your kids inevitably want to move where they had their vacations when they were younger. Jim Harrison inevitablykidmove Change image and share on social
The old fun thing is when somebody typed up the first chapter of War and Peace. And then made a precis of the rest of it and sent it out and only one publisher recognized it. Jim Harrison chapterfunmake Change image and share on social
As a child, I was an obsessive reader, as was everybody in my family all winter long with my father. I think I was only 8 when I read Edward Gibbon's 'The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.' Jim Harrison childdeclineedward share on social
