As to Hemingway, I read him for the first time in the early 'forties, something about bells, balls and bulls, and loathed… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
I read Nabakov for style, Mary Karr for heart and resonance of where I come from. She's from the same part of… — Rodney Crowell Copy Share Image
I still read Hemingway. I still read his short stories because they're so good. He doesn't waste any words. — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image