I work with wood a lot. I like building. I think of building. I would love to buy land on some water somewhere and build a house. That'd be nice. — Ethan Canin Copy Share Image
Art is so personal. I'm very comforted by the fact that certain movies that I love, other people hate. Certain books that I love,… — Ethan Canin Copy Share Image
I work with wood a lot. I like building. I think of building. I would love to buy land on some water somewhere and… — Ethan Canin Copy Share Image
You have to be smart enough to see the world for yourself and honest. The whole book-publicity thing is not really honest, at base. — Ethan Canin Copy Share Image
“The forgotten of this country have a consistent history of turning on their champions, and I suppose the way working men and women have… — Ethan Canin Copy Share Image
There are writers who draw immediate attention to the fact that it's fiction. And I like some of that, but it doesn't really have… — Ethan Canin Copy Share Image
Don't write about a character. Become that character, and then write your story. — Ethan Canin Copy Share Image
I've written five books, a book every three years. I'm fairly lazy and it doesn't take that much...people who are not lazy are Isaac… — Ethan Canin Copy Share Image
There are some advantages to being a writer: you do generally get better as you get older. I think I understand things better. When… — Ethan Canin Copy Share Image
To have too much time is not good, you have to force yourself. And human beings aren't meant for true freedom. I've learned that,… — Ethan Canin Copy Share Image
I think talent has a huge amount to do with concentration, concentration rather than the athletic ability of your neurons. If you can concentrate… — Ethan Canin Copy Share Image
