I think I made a mistake with [Jane] Austen by reading all six in a row. There are similarities to the plots… — Stephen Dobyns Copy Share Image
I majored in English in college and that was my major in graduate school before switching to creative writing. I read a… — Stephen Dobyns College Copy Share Image
“It was not that she felt any allegiance to the truth. God knows she had cheated on too many men for the… — Stephen Dobyns Copy Share Image
Writing is a job, a craft, and you learn it by trying to write every day and by facing the page with… — Stephen Dobyns Copy Share Image
These people you used to see every day, friends or acquaintances, after a while they become as distant as any stranger, people… — Stephen Dobyns Acquaintance Copy Share Image
He thinks of that ocean house and wishes he were back in his former life or that one could take one moment… — Stephen Dobyns Copy Share Image
Adolescence is a dreadful period. We tend to notice those youngsters who misbehave and call attention to themselves, but there are others,… — Stephen Dobyns Adolescence Copy Share Image
I like it to be quiet, and it usually occurs in the morning. There are three or four places in my house… — Stephen Dobyns Copy Share Image
“If it weren't for the Chicagos and Detroits and Toledos, the terrible things would spread out across the whole country and make… — Stephen Dobyns Copy Share Image
“Each thing I do I rush through so I can do something else.. in such a way do the days pass.. I… — Stephen Dobyns Books Copy Share Image
![“I think I made a mistake with [Jane] Austen by reading all six in a row. There are similarities to the plots so by the time I got to the last one I could anticipate what was happening too easily. But her characterizations are amazing.” quote by Stephen Dobyns](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/eb6/stephen-dobyns-13599_anticipate_i-think-i-made-a-mistake-with-jane-auste_3185180.jpg)
![“I majored in English in college and that was my major in graduate school before switching to creative writing. I read a lot of [Charles] Dickens and [Anthony ] Trollope, but there was lots of stuff I hadn't read like Thackeray's "Vanity Fair," which is so well written and funny.” quote by Stephen Dobyns](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/693/stephen-dobyns-13599_college_i-majored-in-english-in-college-and-that_1010174.jpg)
