“When we die our argument dies with us. The argument we never articulated well enough, that we were failed by our parents, and the schools, and the state. The cause of death is the missing safety net.” — Stephen Elliott Copy Share Image
A stranger can see in an instant something in you that you might spend years learning about yourself. How awful we all are when… — Stephen Elliott Copy Share Image
“When we die our argument dies with us. The argument we never articulated well enough, that we were failed by our parents, and the… — Stephen Elliott Copy Share Image
“What we remember, and how we order and interpret what we believe to be true, are what shapes who we are.” — Stephen Elliott Copy Share Image
The best book I read in 2007 was Stoner by John Williams. It’s perhaps the best book I’ve read in years. — Stephen Elliott Copy Share Image
In every book I ever wrote the point was to do as much as you could after coming to terms with your limitations. — Stephen Elliott Copy Share Image
“You think you can't fix anything until you fix yourselves. Well, let me be the first to tell you, you will never fix yourself.… — Stephen Elliott Copy Share Image
“According to Jung, a stranger can see in an instant something in you that you might spend years learning about yourself.” — Stephen Elliott Copy Share Image
That’s why you have to write your book right now, if that’s what you want to do. If you wait until you have the… — Stephen Elliott Copy Share Image
“They both knew when it was appropriate to eat and how to give a compliment, and spent a lot of time saying hello and… — Stephen Elliott Copy Share Image
“We understand the world by how we retrieve memories, re-order information into stories to justify how we feel.” — Stephen Elliott Copy Share Image
Tom Kealey might be my favorite short story writer and this astonishing collection is long overdue. — Stephen Elliott Copy Share Image
