There is something so arbitrary about prizes. Steve Toltz arbitraryprize Change image and share on social
I can't sit through dinner with somebody I don't like. Steve Toltz dinnersit Change image and share on social
I'm not sure if I always wanted to be a writer, but I was always writing. Steve Toltz wantwritewriter Change image and share on social
I know you're supposed to hide your influences, but I suppose I see writing as riffing, really, about whatever you have been reading or thinking about that day or that week. Steve Toltz dayhideinfluence Change image and share on social
I think as you get older, there are things that there's just no light side to, but you know, I guess the more you empathise with people, the more empathy you have, the less you are able to see the lighter side. Steve Toltz empathiseempathyguess share on social
I made some probably very cringe-worthy short films that shall hopefully never make the light of day. Steve Toltz cringedayfilm Change image and share on social
If I've written five pages by hand, out of those five pages, one page might be worth saving. The rest is crap. I have to throw it away. It's like I need eight hours to do two hours' work. Steve Toltz craphandhave Change image and share on social
I enjoy being influenced by other writers. Steve Toltz enjoyinfluencewriter Change image and share on social
Raymond Chandler I love a lot, and the Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard. I really love his voice. Steve Toltz austrianbernhardchandler Change image and share on social
There's only one common element that united every writer I've admired... they're all incredibly well-read. Steve Toltz admirecommonelement Change image and share on social
