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. Donald Ray Pollock Read Quote
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. Donald Ray Pollock Read Quote
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. Donald Ray Pollock Read Quote
I’m not really a good reader. What I mean is, I think I’m not one of those people who can read a story and analyze it just like that. Donald Ray Pollock Read Quote
I’m probably the least cerebral guy you’re ever going to meet as a writer. Donald Ray Pollock Read Quote
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. Donald Ray Pollock Read Quote
I spent thirty-two years in a paper mill in southern Ohio, and before that, I worked in a meatpacking plant and a shoe factory. Donald Ray Pollock Read Quote
When I turned fifty, I decided to quit the mill and go to graduate school. Donald Ray Pollock Read Quote
Nobody really turns out too happy in any of my stuff. It’s really strange, because I’m actually a pretty happy person. I’m not walking around giggling or anything like that, but I’ve got this feeling that everything is okay with my life. Donald Ray Pollock Read Quote
