#ch

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

Childhood has its secrets and its mysteries; but who can tell or who can explain them! ↗

— Max Muller

#explain #mysteries #secrets #tell #them

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 don't know what psychotherapy does. I have been seeing the same person for 26 years now. ↗

— Jim Harrison

#does #i #know #now #person

I see more genuine sociability between the races in Mississippi than I see in Michigan. No question. ↗

— Jim Harrison

#genuine #i #i see #michigan #mississippi

I should add that I very much enjoy certain cities especially Paris, New York and Chicago. ↗

— Jim Harrison

#certain #chicago #cities #enjoy #especially

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

Michigan is two radically different places - the North and the South which makes for good drama and contrast. ↗

— Jim Harrison

#different #different places #drama #good #good drama

The old fun thing is when somebody typed up the first chapter of War and Peace. And then made a precis of the rest of it and sent it out and only one publisher recognized it. ↗

— Jim Harrison

#first #fun #fun thing #made #old