It’s ever been the way of the man of science or philosophy. Most folks stay in the dark and then complain they can’t see nothing.” – Snipes (185)

I think writing a poem is like being a greyhound. Writing a novel is like being a mule. You go up one long row, then down another, and try not to look up too often to see how far you still have to go.

We had some good times at school. I didn't know how good those times were until I left, but I guess that's the way of it

Faulkner came from my region and taught me how you could write about a place.

A place where something so terrible had happened shouldn't continue to exist in the world

Peter Geye has rendered the Minnesota north shore in all its stark, dangerous beauty, and it is the perfect backdrop for this deeply moving story of conflict and forgiveness. Safe from the Sea is a remarkable debut.

I wouldn't mind being a track and field coach.