--- title: "8 Jim Harrison Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Jim Harrison quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Jim Harrison sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/904/david-quammen-9256_books_i-used-to-read-only-fiction-now-i-don-t_326130.jpg" --- > [I used to read only fiction. Now I don't read much, only occasionally, such as a Cormac McCarthy or a Jim Harrison…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-quammen/i-used-to-read-only-fiction-now-i-don-t-read-much-only-occasionally/) [David Quammen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-quammen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/904/david-quammen-9256_books_i-used-to-read-only-fiction-now-i-don-t_326130.jpg) > [“‎I wish Barry Lopez would write novels. from "Conversations with Jim Harrison”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-harrison/i-wish-barry-lopez-would-write-novels-from-conversations-with-jim/) [Jim Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-harrison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19c/jim-harrison-2941_books_i-wish-barry-lopez-would-write-novels-fr_436752.jpg) > [ Ten Little Indians once again shows \[Alexie\] to be not just one of the West’s best, but one of the most brilliantly… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-franscell/ten-little-indians-once-again-shows-alexie-to-be-not-just-one-of-the/) [Ron Franscell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-franscell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfd/ron-franscell-39041_american-writer_ten-little-indians-once-again-shows-alex_981159.jpg) > [“I walk to think and not to think. When walking I remember things that are important to me. I walk to forget.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-minot/i-walk-to-think-and-not-to-think-when-walking-i-remember-things-that/) [Susan Minot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-minot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a9/susan-minot-11041_walk_i-walk-to-think-and-not-to-think-when-wa_2130455.png) > [Jim Harrison is someone I always enjoy, one of the great contemporary writers. I like Tim Ferris' Big Boom Theory. I'm getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/jim-harrison-is-someone-i-always-enjoy-one-of-the-great-contemporary/) [Hunter S. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hunter-s-thompson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9f/hunter-s-thompson-278_bigs_jim-harrison-is-someone-i-always-enjoy-o_2217525.jpg) > [I was once referred to in a Kirkus review as a "northern Michigan version of Andre Dubus." My editor called me after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-driscoll/i-was-once-referred-to-in-a-kirkus-review-as-a-northern-michigan/) [Jack Driscoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-driscoll/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/jack-driscoll-30323_finding-myself_i-was-once-referred-to-in-a-kirkus-revie_2234151.jpg) > [From a literary standpoint, I've been loving Raymond Carver's short stories, William Carlos Williams' poems, Richard Siken's 'Crush', John Fante, and Jim…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-salpeter/from-a-literary-standpoint-i-ve-been-loving-raymond-carver-s-short/) [Greta Salpeter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-salpeter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/232/greta-salpeter-44715_book_from-a-literary-standpoint-i-ve-been-lov_2477839.jpg) > [“Beware, O wanderer, the road is walking too." - Jim Harrison”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rod-drought/beware-o-wanderer-the-road-is-walking-too-jim-harrison/) [Rod Drought](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rod-drought/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00a/rod-drought-273972_arizona_beware-o-wanderer-the-road-is-walking-to_2711869.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jim-harrison/#itemlist", "name": "Jim Harrison Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I used to read only fiction. 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