“Being in the presence of the "other" seems to show me who I am in a way that is really important to me. I feel radically more comfortable in Laos, say, than I do in Pennsylvania.” WayFeelsImportantShowsSeemsComfortableWho I AmShow MePennsylvaniaLaos Author:Pam Houston
“Stillness is a harder concept for me than ecstasy, but I can imagine it best when I am fully present and paying strict attention to a place I am moving through.” I CanMovingAttentionImagineConceptsHarderEcstasyStillnessStrict Author:Pam Houston
“When I was a little kid, I used to walk miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles of railroad tracks.” LittlesKidsUsedWalksTrackMilesLittle KidRailroadsRailroad Tracks Author:Pam Houston
“Every day at about four o'clock, I would go up to a farmhouse - or whatever kind of house was around - and knock on the door and say, "Hi, I'm biking across Canada, and I'm wondering if I could pitch my tent on your land." And sometimes people slammed the door in my face, but the vast majority of the time they said, "Of course," and then they said, "Come for dinner," and then they packed me food the next day and fed me breakfast and sometimes they got out the bottle of wine they'd been saving for a special occasion.” PeopleIfsKindSaidSometimesFacesCoursesNextHouseWonderFourDoorsLandSpecialMajorityWineDinnerSavingOccasionsClockIf I CouldCanadaFedsBreakfastBottlesThey SaidNext DayTentsBikingBottles Of WineSpecial Occasion Author:Pam Houston
“I've always traveled. I'm a professor in a limited way. I teach one class two quarters out of four, so I get traveling done.” WayTwoDoneClassTeachFourProfessorsQuartersTraveled Author:Pam Houston
“Traveling is my priority, because it drives the writing, so I teach around the travel, and sometimes the travel is the teaching.” WritingSometimesTeachTeachingPriorities Author:Pam Houston
“I'm not everybody's cup of tea. But sometimes criticism can be hurtful. Be respectful I'm a good piano player, I can sing well, I write good songs. If you don't like it, fair enough. But give me a break.” IfsGivingWritingWellsI CanSometimesEnoughSongBreakPlayerFairsCriticismGive MeCupsTeaPianoRespectfulHurtfulCups Of TeaBe Respectful Author:Elton John
“Sometimes I'm writing for magazines on assignment, but the university has to be patient with me. I mean, during the ten-week periods that I have a class, I'm there every Thursday night or whatever it is, but sometimes that's all I'm there, because I'm somewhere else the rest of the time.” WritingMeanSometimesNightClassWeekPeriodsTenPatientUniversityMagazinesBe PatientSomewhere ElseAssignmentsThursdayThursday Night Author:Pam Houston
“I love the Bahamas, and I used to go there all the time with my friend who passed away, Henry. And I love it there, especially that island [Grand Exuma], so I've been there a lot over the twenty years.” YearsUsedMy FriendsTwentiesIslandsPassed AwayBahamas Author:Pam Houston