That soldiers do terrible things during wartime should not surprise us. Nick Flynn soldiersurpriseterrible Change image and share on social
Everything we do, I'd imagine, influences everything we will do. Nick Flynn imagineinfluence Change image and share on social
Our job as writers, as far as I can tell, is to attempt to express what seems inexpressible. Nick Flynn attemptexpressinexpressible Change image and share on social
To be honest, in my five years as an electrician, I never got the license. Nick Flynn electricianhonestlicense Change image and share on social
The attention one gets from being a poet isn't great. Nick Flynn attentiongreatpoet Change image and share on social
That's the thing about a book: You're in the public life for a little bit, and then you sort of go away for a little while - several years, in my case - and then you come out again, hopefully. Nick Flynn bitebookcase Change image and share on social
The first book I could call mine, my first book, was a picture book, 'The Magic Monkey' - it was adapted from an old Chinese legend by a thirteen-year-old prodigy named Plato Chan with the help of his sister. Nick Flynn adaptbookcall share on social
You come to realize people are not simple. Nick Flynn peoplerealizesimple Change image and share on social
My father had always identified himself as a writer to my mother when they met. When they met, he was writing this great novel, there was no doubt about it. Part of why she left him was this delusion of greatness and identifying it very directly with being an artist. Nick Flynn artistdelusiondirectly share on social
