“There's literary creation and literary business. When I first got something accepted, it gave my life a validation it didn't otherwise have.” FirstsCreationAcceptedValidation Author:Raymond Carver
“Then I said something. I said, Suppose, just suppose, nothing had ever happened. Suppose this was for the first time. Just suppose. It doesn't hurt to suppose. Say none of the other had ever happened. You know what I mean? Then what? I said.” KnowsFirstsMeanSaidHurtHappenedFirst Time Book:Cathedral Source: Cathedral
“There was a time when I thought I loved my first wife more than life itself. But now I hate her guts. I do. How do you explain that? What happened to that love? What happened to it, is what I'd like to know. I wish someone could tell me.” KnowsFirstsHateWishWifeHappenedI HateGutsHate HerI Hate Her Book:Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories Source: Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories
“All this, all of this love we're talking about, it would just be a memory. Maybe not even a memory. Am I wrong? Am I way off base? Because I want you to set me straight if you think I'm wrong. I want to know. I mean, I don't know anything, and I'm the first one to admit it.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayWantFirstsMeanMemoriesTalkingI Want You Book:Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories Source: Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories
