“Each thing I do, I rush through so I can do something else. In such a way do the days pass - -a blend of stock car racing and the never ending building of a gothic cathedral. Through the windows of my speeding car I see all that I love falling away: books unread, jokes untold, landscapes unvisited.” WayI CanBookFallCan DoCarBuildingJokesWindowLandscapeRacingGothicNever EndingCathedralsCan Do SomethingSpeedingCar RacingSpeeding CarsStock Car Racing Author:Stephen Dobyns
“There are many reasons for violence. This is just something that sometimes happens. We'd see it in treatment centers - the child who'd suffered something awful. Even in the best recovery there'd be a fear that everything would fall apart and they'd become victims again. And their final loyalty was to themselves. They couldn't be forced. They preferred to wreck everything, preferred self-destruction to surrender. (175)” ChildrenSelfSometimesReasonHappensFallViolenceDestructionVictimFinalsLoyaltySurrenderRecoveryAwfulTreatmentFalling ApartWrecksSelf Destruction Book:Boy in the Water: A Novel Source: Boy in the Water: A Novel
“I like it to be quiet, and it usually occurs in the morning. There are three or four places in my house where I can write and I like to keep moving around. The moment I find myself falling into a necessary routine, I change it. I'd rather not accumulate superstitions.” WritingI CanMomentsMovingFallThreeHouseMorningFourQuietRoutineSuperstitionsKeep Moving Author:Stephen Dobyns