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
If I knew a story page by page before I started writing it, I just wouldn't do it. The process of discovery is really important for my own enjoyment. Steve Toltz discoveryenjoymentimportant 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
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 haven't been part of the criminal world. Steve Toltz criminalpartworld 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
I am influenced by books which don't have their eye on the endgame, but which try to be entertaining on each and every page. Steve Toltz bookendgameentertain Change image and share on social
