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Jim Harrison

American Writer

Born: Dec 11, 1937

Died: Mar 26, 2016

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I don't see gender as the most significant fact of human existence. Jim Harrison

Gender Significant See Fact Most Existence Human Human Existence

I don't know what psychotherapy does. I have been seeing the same person for 26 years now. Jim Harrison

Seeing Know Does Been Years Person Same Psychotherapy Now

The old fun thing is when somebody typed up the first chapter of War and Peace. And then made a precis of the rest of it and sent it out and only one publisher recognized it. Jim Harrison

War Peace Chapter Old Made Rest Somebody First Typed Recognized Out Only Up Sent Then Fun Fun Thing Publisher Thing

I used to get criticized for putting food in novels. Jim Harrison

Food Criticized Putting Get Used Novels

Short things are short all over and long things are long all over. Jim Harrison

Long Over Short Things

I thought, frankly, that it would be more pleasant to write a memoir than it was. Jim Harrison

Thought Pleasant Frankly Memoir Would Would-Be More Write Than

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

Inevitable Though Something Never Suppose Felt Ernest Hemingway Influenced Hemingway

Sometimes literary critics review the book they wanted you to write, not the book you wrote, and that's very irksome. Jim Harrison

You Book Sometimes Critics Write Wrote Review Very Wanted Literary

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

Job Correspondence Would Would-Be Answer Get Did

What moves me most is style: the quality of the writing rather than the story being told. Jim Harrison

Me Quality Writing Style Rather Most Than Being Moves Story

I couldn't read a screenplay without puking. Jim Harrison

Read Without Screenplay

The reviews are getting better, but they always do, in time, if you're still alive. Jim Harrison

Time You Better Alive Always Still Reviews Getting Getting Better

The person that was closest to me growing up was my sister, who died at 19. She was an incredibly powerful girl, deeply committed to art and literature. Jim Harrison

Art Me Girl Sister Incredibly Powerful She Up Person Died Closest Committed Literature Who Growing Growing Up Deeply

I'm a time person. It's the one discipline I manage. Jim Harrison

Time Discipline Person Manage

Age focuses you. You are much better concentrated. There's more time when you travel less, don't do book tours, avoid interviews or public appearances. You walk the dogs, fish, hunt, cook and write. Jim Harrison

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