#because

So when I made some money, I didn't have any idea how one handled such a situation because no one in our family ever had any money. ↗

— Jim Harrison

#because #ever #family #had #handled

Because most writers have totally unrealistic concepts of how publishing works. ↗

— Jim Harrison

#concepts #how #most #publishing #totally

I asked a French critic a couple of years ago why my books did so well in France. He said it was because in my novels people both act and think. I got a kick out of that. ↗

— Jim Harrison

#ago #asked #because #books #both

I couldn't run a tight schedule, and if you're any good at teaching, you get sucked dry because you like your students and you're trying to help them, but you don't have any time left to write yourself. ↗

— Jim Harrison

#because #dry #get #good #help

I rarely read or buy a book because of a review. ↗

— Jim Harrison

#book #buy #i #rarely #read

I write novellas because I don't like loose sprawling prose. ↗

— Jim Harrison

#i #i write #like #loose #prose

I'm actually forced to write about Michigan because as a native of that state it's the place I know best. ↗

— Jim Harrison

#actually #because #best #forced #i

I actually have more respect for people who are in the closet. You end up exposing so much of yourself because you have to talk about your sexual life. You shouldn't have to talk about it. ↗

— Randy Harrison

#actually #because #closet #end #exposing

I wasn't being bullied at school at this point. I had a group of friends, and I was isolated because I wasn't communicating with my parents. I wasn't telling them what I was going through. ↗

— Randy Harrison

#being #bullied #communicating #friends #going

A lot of my friends are club people. It's not me. It's funny to represent that, because it's not me. I don't fit into a gay club setting. It's just ironic that I represent that somehow. ↗

— Randy Harrison

#club #fit #friends #funny #gay