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Jim Harrison Quotes

American - Writer | December 11, 1937 - March 26, 2016

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

Write Because Loose Like Prose

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

New York Enjoy Paris New Chicago

I enjoy about 1 out of 100 movies, it's about the same proportion to books published that I care to read.

Care Enjoy Movies Same Out Books

Writing as a woman presents enormous problems but I have attempted it several times and haven't had many complaints.

Woman Writing Problems Many Presents

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

Good Drama Places Two Contrast

I've never felt influenced by Ernest Hemingway though I suppose there is something inevitable there.

Inevitable Never Something Influenced

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.

Family Money Situation Because Idea

I got $30 from Nation magazine for a poem and $500 for my first book of poems.

Book First Nation Magazine Got Poem

I think the trouble with artists or chefs who whine about criticism is that if you love the good reviews, you have to at least read the bad ones.

Love Good Think Criticism You Bad

If all I did was answer the correspondence I get, that would be my job.

Job Answer Get Would Did

Other than fishing and a little bird-hunting, all I do is write.

Fishing Write Little Than Other

I've never been a true fan of the short story and have only published a single example of my own.

Story Short True My Own Never Own

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