You can't take a story and just stretch it out - that does not a novel make. — David Means Copy Share Image
I think all good short stories are about what it means to tell a good story. — David Means Copy Share Image
I don't want to be a commentator of my own work. If you've written the story, you've said what you want to… — David Means Copy Share Image
It's really hard to be a story writer - no matter how much acclaim you get - and not write a novel. — David Means Copy Share Image
I think most short story writers, at one time or another, over the course of several books, naturally skirt near the edge… — David Means Copy Share Image
As a story writer, you have work with sharp but relatively small tools, the picks of metaphor, the shovel blade of images,… — David Means Copy Share Image
I'm not sure if a writer should talk about themes. Themes arrive out of the deeper structure and concerns, but to me,… — David Means Copy Share Image
A short story collection can be as exciting as a novel. It is a real complete experience, like when you listen to… — David Means Copy Share Image
I think a good story can do as much as a novel; not the exact same thing, of course, but just as… — David Means Copy Share Image
The short story is kind of a precision tool. It allows me a certain type of freedom to go in and out… — David Means Copy Share Image
In the days following 9/11, when we were reeling and disoriented, there was a kind of solace to be found in old recordings, and… — David Means Copy Share
Wars never simply end, not for those in combat and not for the culture, and one way or another, they shape-shift from generation to… — David Means Copy Share
Every interaction with another person involves a dance of expectation, even when you're just passing someone in the street. Inside those moments - however… — David Means Copy Share
I love the nooks and crannies of the American landscape; the back roads and back alleys, the places that are still untouched by the… — David Means Copy Share
I love novels, and I read them more than anything, but stories cut in sharp and hard and are able to reveal things in… — David Means Copy Share
The more you know about Bob Dylan, the less you know. A truly enigmatic artist, Mr. Dylan's work and life offer vaporous handholds, explanations,… — David Means Copy Share
As a story writer, you have work with sharp but relatively small tools, the picks of metaphor, the shovel blade of images, the trowel… — David Means Copy Share
In 'Kid A' and 'Amnesiac,' Mr. Yorke's lyrics were often unfathomable, moaned and mumbled and forced beneath the surface of the music. In 'Hail… — David Means Copy Share
Iggy Pop is a pure Michigan product - gritty, smart, but not afraid of looking stupid or foolish. His father was once a high… — David Means Copy Share
I like landscape, I guess. It's kind of a game to see how you can describe it. — David Means Copy Share
You don't know what you need when you're a young writer. You can get small slivers of critical input, advice, comments, but if you're… — David Means Copy Share
I'm not sure if a writer should talk about themes. Themes arrive out of the deeper structure and concerns, but to me, the main… — David Means Copy Share
I was an at-home father, taking care of them for seven years when they were babies. I was one of those new-age, at-home dads. — David Means Copy Share
