John Dufresne is an American author born on January 30, 1948. His works are known for their unique narrative style and profound insights into human nature.
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Source: Love Warps the Mind a Little
Source: Love Warps the Mind a Little
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“The purpose of the first draft is not to get it right, but to get it written.”
“I was reading for understanding. I wanted to do to a reader what Salinger did for me.”
“At the heart of all good fiction and at the heart of all good gossip is the same thing: trouble.”
“If you think about it, fiction is nothing more than gossip about the people you've made up.”
“I was always writing. I just didn't know if I was any good.”
“As a writer you can and should expect to hear conflicting responses to your story.”
“Fiction begins with the senses, and the senses go to work in a place.”
“I revise like crazy. I start revising before the pen hits the paper.”
“Pleasure is, after all, a luxury. It's love that's essential.”
Source: Love Warps the Mind a Little: A Novel
Source: Love Warps the Mind a Little: A Novel
Source: Love Warps the Mind a Little: A Novel
“Every person in therapy has a love disorder.”
Source: Love Warps the Mind a Little: A Novel
“A pure love is a selfless love, but can desire ever be selfless?”
Source: No Regrets, Coyote
Source: Love Warps the Mind a Little: A Novel
Source: Is Life Like This?: A Guide to Writing Your First Novel in Six Months
“A lack of narrative structure, as you know, will cause anxiety.”
Source: No Regrets, Coyote