If the writing is honest it cannot be separated from the man who wrote it.
— Tennessee Williams
I loved words. I love to sing them and speak them and even now, I must admit, I have fallen into the joy of writing them.
— Anne Rice
Some days I think life would be a whole lot more fun if I just knew how to make it a whole lot more fun (& you can pretty well imagine how those days go).
— StoryPeople
I have seen the others and I have discovered that this fight is not worth fighting.
— Dispatch, “The General”
I can remember walking down the street, saying my name over & over, until all of a sudden, it didn’t sound like my name anymore. It didn’t even sound like a word at all & then I stopped & the silence rushed in & whispered words that sounded more like my real name & I smiled & thought to myself how surprised my parents would be when they found out what a mistake they had made.
— StoryPeople
It’s where the rednecks and real people live.
— truck driver about where he’s from in Oregon
Walk with the dreamers, the believers, the courageous, the cheerful, the planners, the doers, the successful people with their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground. Let their spirit ignite a fire within you to leave this world better than when you found it.
— Wall sign
My favorite time of day is just at dark when all thoughts of what must be done stop & small pools of light come alive on tired faces everywhere.
— StoryPeople
You’re not going to see people like this again for a long time, he said & I said I always saw people like this & he looked at me for a moment & said, You’re not from around here, are you?
— StoryPeople
