I'm interested in getting deep into a person's consciousness and doing so in ways in which the narrator is secondary to the character's own thoughts. Philipp Meyer characterconsciousnessdeep Change image and share on social
My parents have always been incredibly supportive. Even when I dropped out of high school, they said, 'We trust you, we believe in you.' Philipp Meyer drophighincredibly Change image and share on social
Since I quit banking, all my major life decisions, when they could, have revolved around writing. Philipp Meyer bankdecisionlife Change image and share on social
When we think of the myth of the settling of the West, this is our creation myth. But because we think of it as mythology, not as real people interacting with other real people, we ignore the cost of human lives and blood. Philipp Meyer bloodcostcreation share on social
I didn't know much about Texas when I moved there for graduate school. In my first or second semester, I took a class in life and literature of the Southwest, and that's where I first heard about these events along the border in 1915-1918, what Anglos called the Bandit Wars. Philipp Meyer anglobanditborder share on social
Each time a high-wage job is lost, a family is turned upside down. And that affects the communities where they live. Philipp Meyer affectcommunityfamily Change image and share on social
When you hold things back, when you don't commit completely to your ideas and trust completely in your own instincts, you are guaranteeing your own failure - even if you end up having commercial success. Philipp Meyer backcommercialcommit share on social
I couldn't understand what was important about school. Dropping out was the first adult decision I made. If I ever have kids, I would hate for them to drop out. But I wasn't a rebel. I never cared to be against school. I just wanted to do what I wanted to do. Philipp Meyer adultcaredecision share on social
I'd grown up in a working class neighborhood in Baltimore, a place hard hit by the offshoring of numerous heavy industries - steel, textile, shipbuilding. Philipp Meyer baltimoreclassgrow Change image and share on social
I just assume that I'll fail at something for several years - that I'll try my hardest and still fail for several years. With writing, that turned out to be wrong. I tried my hardest and failed for about fifteen years. Philipp Meyer assumefailfifteen share on social
