I've crossed some kind of invisible line. I feel as if I've come to a place I never thought I'd have to come to. And I don't know how I got here. It's a strange place. It's a place where a little harmless dreaming and then some sleepy, early-morning talk has led me into considerations of death and annihilation.
Raymond CarverIsak Dinesen said that she wrote a little every day, without hope and without despair. I like that.
Raymond CarverMy circumstances of unrelieved responsibility and permanent distraction necessitated the short story form.
Raymond CarverIt's strange. You never start out life with the intention of becoming a bankrupt or an alcoholic or a cheat and a thief. Or a liar.
Raymond Carver