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Peter Matthiessen

American Writer

Born: May 22, 1927

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I was just very interested in the American frontier and the growth of capitalism - those enormous fortunes that were being made, more often than not, on the blood of poor people, black people, Indian people. They were the ones who paid very dearly for those great fortunes. Peter Matthiessen

Great Capitalism People Black Made Enormous Those Indian Indian People More Dearly Were Blood Very Than American Often Just Frontier Being Interested Poor Poor People Paid Fortunes Who Growth

I used to distinguish between my fiction and nonfiction in terms of superiority or inferiority. Peter Matthiessen

Inferiority Distinguish Superiority Between Terms Nonfiction Fiction Used

When I'm in the field, when I'm working, I keep very careful notes. I wear big shirts with big breast pockets, and I carry in them two little spiral notebooks. Peter Matthiessen

Big Field Carry Wear Spiral Pockets Very Shirts Little Notebooks Them Notes Working Keep Two Careful

In fiction, you have a rough idea what's coming up next - sometimes you even make a little outline - but in fact you don't know. Each day is a whole new - and for me, a very invigorating - experience. Peter Matthiessen

Day Me You Experience Sometimes Outline Fact Invigorating Idea New Know Make Coming Up Very In Fact Fiction Little Next Whole Even Each Rough Each Day

I think in any writing you're paying attention to detail. Peter Matthiessen

You Writing Think Detail Attention Any Paying

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