I love the earth too much to contemplate a life apart from it, although I believe in that life.
Andre DubusI know I learn a lot from the students in my class and I'm not just saying that to sound like some generous teacher.
Andre DubusI feel that writers think with their noses to the ground, and the dark stuff kind of comes to me more, even though I really am sort of an upbeat guy. It's an honest descent into darkness. And you can't have the joy without the grief - it's why we listen to Mozart's 'Requiem.'
Andre Dubus