I'm not considered as illegitimate as I once was. Because in a sense, I'm like lip cancer - I'm not going to go away. Thomas McGuane cancerconsiderillegitimate Change image and share on social
My parents and my sister died... very close together, and after that, I lost quite a bit of my sense of humor. Most of it I think has kind of come back, but I know there was a time when I didn't think things were funny anymore. I kind of think they're funny again. Thomas McGuane anymorebackbite share on social
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 accommodateflexibleform share on social
People don't understand how much influence they can actually have on a writer, how much a writer's feelings can be hurt, how much they can deflect his course when they raise their voices like they did over highly personal books like 'Panama' or 'Bullet Park.' Thomas McGuane bookbulletdeflect share on social