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> [You're always hoping you can attract a bigger audience, but at the same time, I'd hate to give up what I write. If I could write Chick Lit or something like that and make money off it, that'd be great.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/you-re-always-hoping-you-can-attract-a-bigger-audience-but-at-the/)

[Donald Ray Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-ray-pollock/)

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## More by Donald Ray Pollock

> [“Strangers complained about the stench, but the locals liked to brag that it was the sweet smell of money.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/strangers-complained-about-the-stench-but-the-locals-liked-to-brag/)

[Donald Ray Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-ray-pollock/)

> [I don't really think the outburst is recent; there have always been writers in Appalachia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/i-don-t-really-think-the-outburst-is-recent-there-have-always-been/)

[Donald Ray Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-ray-pollock/)

> [Unless he had whiskey running through his veins, Willard came to the clearing every morning and evening to talk to God. Arvin didn't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/unless-he-had-whiskey-running-through-his-veins-willard-came-to-the/)

[Donald Ray Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-ray-pollock/)

> [For example, if it's a sad scene, I need to feel that way, at least to a slight degree and for a short while,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/for-example-if-it-s-a-sad-scene-i-need-to-feel-that-way-at-least-to-a/)

[Donald Ray Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-ray-pollock/)

> [As for how I feel about any success I've had, I just feel extremely lucky. Writing is a tough racket, and there are a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/as-for-how-i-feel-about-any-success-i-ve-had-i-just-feel-extremely/)

[Donald Ray Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-ray-pollock/)

> [Part of the reason might be that I was born in 1954 and I look upon my youth with great fondness, like many old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/part-of-the-reason-might-be-that-i-was-born-in-1954-and-i-look-upon/)

[Donald Ray Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-ray-pollock/)

> [ I've never heard of that anthology \[Vance Randolph, Pissing in the Snow\], but you can be sure I'll buy it now. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/i-ve-never-heard-of-that-anthology-vance-randolph-pissing-in-the-snow/)

[Donald Ray Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-ray-pollock/)

> [When I first started out, I was trying to write stories about nurses and lawyers and a lot of people I didn't know anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/when-i-first-started-out-i-was-trying-to-write-stories-about-nurses/)

[Donald Ray Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-ray-pollock/)

> [“It's hard to live a good life...It seems like the Devil don't ever let up.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/it-s-hard-to-live-a-good-life-it-seems-like-the-devil-don-t-ever-let/)

[Donald Ray Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-ray-pollock/)

> [I'm not sure what the proper label might be, or the most accurate one, but someone once called my stuff Southern Ohio Gothic and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/i-m-not-sure-what-the-proper-label-might-be-or-the-most-accurate-one/)

[Donald Ray Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-ray-pollock/)

> [Don't get me wrong: I think that everyone should put forth an effort to do better, but let's face it, some of us are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/don-t-get-me-wrong-i-think-that-everyone-should-put-forth-an-effort/)

[Donald Ray Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-ray-pollock/)

> [ I look upon \[writing about religion\] as a nice way to get by in this precarious world, though I've never been able to do… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/i-look-upon-writing-about-religion-as-a-nice-way-to-get-by-in-this/)

[Donald Ray Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-ray-pollock/)

> [ \[Degree in English\] gave me a little more self-confidence, to know that I'd managed to complete something like that. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/degree-in-english-gave-me-a-little-more-self-confidence-to-know-that/)

[Donald Ray Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-ray-pollock/)

> [When I was growing up, I always wanted to be somebody else and live somewhere else. I've always felt a little uncomfortable around people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/when-i-was-growing-up-i-always-wanted-to-be-somebody-else-and-live/)

[Donald Ray Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-ray-pollock/)

> [There are a lot of writers from the South who would probably have once figured they needed to go to New York to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/there-are-a-lot-of-writers-from-the-south-who-would-probably-have/)

[Donald Ray Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-ray-pollock/)

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