Jim Harrison Stories Quotations

When we die we are only stories in the minds of others, I thought

As an English major I was familiar with the stories of dozens of writers trying to get their work done among the multifarious diversions of the world and the hurdles of their own vices. A professor had said that what saved writers is that they, like politicians, had the illusion of destiny that allowed them to overcome obstacles no matter how nominal their work.

The answer is always in the entire story, not a piece of it.

A poet must discover that it’s his own story that is true, even if the truth is small indeed.

Death steals everything except our stories.