I grew up in Wahpeton, N.D., and I didn't leave until I was 18, and I've kept going back. Louise Erdrich backgrowhave Change image and share on social
I grew up in North Dakota around Dakota and Ojibwe people, and also small-town people in Wahpeton. Writers make few choices, really, about their material. We have to write about what comes naturally and what interests us - so I do. Louise Erdrich choicedakotagrow share on social
Here I am, where I ought to be. A writer must have a place where he or she feels this, a place to love and be irritated with. Louise Erdrich feltirritatelove Change image and share on social
You know, some people fall right through the hole in their lives. It's invisible, but they come to it after time, never knowing where. Louise Erdrich fallholeinvisible Change image and share on social
Nothing I force myself to write about ever turns out well, and so I've learned to wait for the voice, the incident, the image that reverberates. Louise Erdrich forcehaveimage Change image and share on social
What I see in the book is an exquisite form of technology: one that doesn't require a power source and can be passed from hand to hand and lasts a lot longer than an electronic reader. Louise Erdrich bookelectronicexquisite Change image and share on social
I rarely step on sidewalk cracks. I don't wear a watch. I touch my favorite tree before going on long trips. Louise Erdrich crackfavoritelong Change image and share on social
I'd love to meet my ancestors. I'd love to be able to speak to them. Louise Erdrich ancestorlovemeet Change image and share on social
Talking about how I might write the next book is like talking about whether or not to have sex. Any dithering ruins it. Louise Erdrich bookditherruin Change image and share on social
