The education of young people is narrowing. They cannot have the scope they used to have. They are being taught in high school by people earnest, still, but maybe less well-prepared than we would want them to be - but not because they are stupid or churlish.
Frederick BuschWhen you are writing a character, what the character says is obviously crucial. But what the character doesn't say is absolutely as important as his words.
Frederick BuschMy heroes are people like Philip Levine, who is simply like a god to me, as a writer. And he is a very good man, too.
Frederick Busch