“Writing is a kind of free fall that you then go back and edit and shape.” WritingKindFallShapesEdits Author:Allan Gurganus
“I think Walt Whitman went to the help wanted section and found a squib that said "Wanted: National Poet." And he was innocent enough to believe there really was such a job. And if he could just write a poem that incorporated everything he felt and suspected and hoped for from America that he would have the position.” IfsThinkingWritingBelieveSaidEnoughHelpingWantedJobsAmericaFoundFeltPositionPoetInnocentSectionsWalt Author:Allan Gurganus
“Writing means being a fascinated slave to current events.” WritingMeanEventsSlaveCurrentsFascinatedCurrent Events Author:Allan Gurganus
