“Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to never was there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from it. —Flannery O’Connor,” — Chris Offutt Copy Share Image
“Reading wasn't an attempt to educate myself. It was my chief escape from a world that, although gorgeous in landscape and rich with mountain… — Chris Offutt Copy Share Image
“The state called it recidivism, but as the old cons said, Baker was doing life on the installment plan.” — Chris Offutt Copy Share Image
I'd never really found a place in the outside world, but had stayed away too long to fit in at home. — Chris Offutt Copy Share Image
“Vaughn nodded. Lije steaded himself and looked into the woods. "Never could abide no roof." "Ours ain't the best," Vaughn said. "Leaks come spring."… — Chris Offutt Copy Share Image
“Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to never was there, and where you are is no good unless… — Chris Offutt Copy Share Image
“If you've used adverbs, look at them carefully. Adverbs are the weakest words; verbs are the strongest. Many, many times I've found that I… — Chris Offutt Copy Share Image
