Phrase by 'Donald Ray Pollock'

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Four hundred or so people lived in Knockemstiff in 1957, nearly all of them connected by blood through one godforsaken calamity or another, be it lust or necessity or just plain ignorance.

Author: Donald Ray Pollock - American Writer
  People , Blood , Ignorance , Lust


Don't get me wrong: I think that everyone should put forth an effort to do better, but let's face it, some of us are just plain luckier than others.

Author: Donald Ray Pollock - American Writer
  Me , Effort , Better , Face


I was always a big reader, even when everything was bad and miserable.

Author: Donald Ray Pollock - American Writer
  Everything , Always , Bad , Big


I'm probably the least cerebral guy you're ever going to meet as a writer.

Author: Donald Ray Pollock - American Writer
  You , Guy , Going , Meet


I would like to write a book that wasn't so violent and weird, but I just don't think I can do that with my talent. I don't think it would come off.

Author: Donald Ray Pollock - American Writer
  Book , Think , Talent , Weird


I'd always been a big reader, and I loved books, and I always thought writing would be a great way to get by in the world.

Author: Donald Ray Pollock - American Writer
  World , Great , Thought , Loved


If the story wasn't overly long, I'd type it out. And I'd carry it around with me for a week and jot notes on it, and then I'd throw it away and do another one.

Author: Donald Ray Pollock - American Writer
  Me , Long , Story , Week


I would try to write my own story about some East Coast suburbanite having an affair or something like that. So I did that for maybe two years or so, and it just wasn't working for me at all.

Author: Donald Ray Pollock - American Writer
  Me , Story , My Own , Try


I was 35 when I started taking classes at Ohio University. After I got my degree, I kept working at the mill. When I was 45, I decided I was going to try to learn how to write short stories.

Author: Donald Ray Pollock - American Writer
  Short , How , Try , University


When I was growing up, I always wanted to be somebody else and live somewhere else. I've always felt a little uncomfortable around people.

Author: Donald Ray Pollock - American Writer
  People , Always , Growing Up , Live


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