Top 44 Quotes by Thomas McGuane

About Thomas McGuane

These are some quotes by American author Thomas McGuane Author, who was born on December 11, 1939.

I'm certainly afraid of not being able to write for some reason. I guess I've had spells of not necessarily writer's block, but something like that. I find that pretty terrifying.

I'm certainly afraid of not being able to write for some reason. I guess I've had spells of not necessarily writer's block, but something like that. I find that pretty terrifying.

Thomas McGuane

It took me a long time to know enough about writing to really write short stories. You can't just immerse yourself, as you do in a novel, and see where everything goes. Novels are a very flexible, accommodating form. Short stories aren't.

Thomas McGuane

I liked Hemingway better before I began to be called 'Hemingwayesque.'

I liked Hemingway better before I began to be called 'Hemingwayesque.'

Thomas McGuane

I never wanted to be a celebrity writer. I wanted to be a good writer. I'm still trying to be a good writer. That's what gets me out of bed in the morning.

I never wanted to be a celebrity writer. I wanted to be a good writer. I'm still trying to be a good writer. That's what gets me out of bed in the morning.

Thomas McGuane

I strongly believe that literature can do something that nothing else can do, and that is embody the human spirit.

I strongly believe that literature can do something that nothing else can do, and that is embody the human spirit.

Thomas McGuane

I'm a great reviser. I do these reckless drafts just to get the lay of the land.

I'm a great reviser. I do these reckless drafts just to get the lay of the land.

Thomas McGuane

If I get too old to write, or short-term memory loss - that was the one Philip Roth was worried about - if I got to that point, that would be terrible, because everything about my life has been streaming toward writing and having something to say. That would make me feel as though I were in an iron maiden of some kind.

Thomas McGuane

My twenties were entirely taken up with literature. Entirely.

My twenties were entirely taken up with literature. Entirely.

Thomas McGuane

I like Halldor Laxness and Machado de Assis - people who try to understand the human condition by looking at intimate pictures of human life.

I like Halldor Laxness and Machado de Assis - people who try to understand the human condition by looking at intimate pictures of human life.

Thomas McGuane

I had a spell no more striking than other people of my job description. I did all the things you weren't supposed to do. I had a motto: When in doubt, try it. I went out and committed experience.

I had a spell no more striking than other people of my job description. I did all the things you weren't supposed to do. I had a motto: When in doubt, try it. I went out and committed experience.

Thomas McGuane

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