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Donald Ray Pollock
Donald Ray Pollock
American Writer
Born: 1954
Big Me People Somewhere Think Writing
Related authors: Dale Carnegie Denis Waitley Dr. Seuss H. L. Mencken Napoleon Hill Ray Bradbury W. E. B. Du Bois William Arthur Ward
I was always a big reader, even when everything was bad and miserable. Donald Ray Pollock
Miserable Big Everything Bad Reader Always Even
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
Great Writing World Thought Big Books Way Would Would-Be Great Way Reader Always Been Get Loved
When I was growing up, I just wanted to be somewhere else. I didn't like living in Knockemstiff, and I figured when I got older, I'd move off to some big city. Donald Ray Pollock
Somewhere Big Older Living Else City Some Somewhere Else Like Got Big City Off Up Move Just Wanted Figured Growing Growing Up
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
Life Happy Strange My Life Feeling Too Everything Okay Out Pretty Nobody Stuff Like Because Around Got Walking Person Any Anything Happy Person Really Turns Actually
I listen to a lot of different stuff, from Mozart to Johnny Dowd to Monster Magnet. I don't listen to music while I'm writing a draft, but I do listen to it when I'm revising. Donald Ray Pollock
Music Writing Monster Magnet Johnny Stuff Lot Revising Listen Different While Mozart Draft
I'm not sure about 'absolute' happiness, but I am happiest when I go to bed at night knowing that I tried to do my best that day. Donald Ray Pollock
Happiness Best Day Tried About Absolute Knowing Sure Bed Am Go Happiest Night
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
Plant Before Paper Spent Factory Years Southern Shoe Ohio Worked Mill
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. Donald Ray Pollock
Me Better Face Think Others Everyone Some Put Wrong Than Effort Get Just Plain Forth Us Should Luckier
When I turned fifty, I decided to quit the mill and go to graduate school. Donald Ray Pollock
School Go Graduate Quit Graduate School Decided Turned Fifty Mill
I sort of like writing about weird characters, I guess. Donald Ray Pollock
Writing Guess Characters About Weird Like Sort
I am very indebted to southern writers and not just Flannery O'Connor. Also Harry Crews, Larry Brown, Tennessee Williams, Barry Hannah and William Gay. Donald Ray Pollock
Gay Indebted Harry William Williams Brown Writers Tennessee Tennessee Williams Also Am Very Southern Just Hannah Barry Larry

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