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Quotes from The Art of Fiction No. 11 — Nelson Algren

1909–1981 United States

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Well, here you get to be a writer when there's absolutely nothing else you can do.

The Art of Fiction No. 11 (1955)

I haven't consciously tried to develop [a style]. The only thing I've consciously tried to do was put myself in a position to hear the people I wanted to hear talk talk.

The Art of Fiction No. 11 (1955)

I always think of writing as a physical thing. I'm not trying to generalize, it just happens to be that way with me.

The Art of Fiction No. 11 (1955)

I've always felt strongly that a writer shouldn't be engaged with other writers, or with people who make books, or even with people who read them. I think the farther away you get from the literary traffic, the closer you are to sources.

The Art of Fiction No. 11 (1955)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Nelson Algren (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.