Samuel Clemens isn't Mark Twain. Mark Twain is Mark Twain. He doesn't become the thing until he creates himself.
Scott McClanahanI have no interest in being a trained ballerina. People should dance how they want to dance. I want to be the funky chicken.
Scott McClanahanThere's always tons of crap music people are trying to sell us - [it's] the same way with publishers and galleries.
Scott McClanahanI'm shocked and surprised by people that are shocked and surprised that certain things in life are made up or not as true as you might believe them to be.
Scott McClanahanMost book things now (with a few exceptions) are just built around nice, safe books written for nice and safe book club readers. These are usually the books you see on display at Barnes and Noble. These Internet writers are like literary terrorists to me. They're training as we speak. They're getting ready to invade. They're building an army.
Scott McClanahan