To my mind, nothing is as important as good writing, because in literature, the walls between people and cultures are broken down, and the things that plague us most—suspicion and fear of the other, and the tendency to see whole… — Richard Bausch Copy Share Image
“To my mind, nothing is as important as good writing, because in literature, the walls between people and cultures are broken down, and the things that plague us most–suspicion and fear of the other, and the tendency to see whole… — Richard Bausch Copy Share Image
I don't teach writing. I teach patience. Toughness. Stubbornness. The willingness to fail. I teach the life. The odd thing is most of the… — Richard Bausch Copy Share
To my mind, nothing is as important as good writing, because in literature, the walls between people and cultures are broken down, and the… — Richard Bausch Copy Share
In every circumstance, all my life, my mind shows me the possible bad outcome: someone walks down steps, and before I can do anything… — Richard Bausch Copy Share
“To my mind, nothing is as important as good writing, because in literature, the walls between people and cultures are broken down, and the… — Richard Bausch Copy Share
When you reach a place where you feel blocked, lower your standards and keep on going. There is no possible way to do permanent… — Richard Bausch Copy Share
Once, I thought I had a novel, and it turned out it was only a short story. I wrote about 800 pages, but it… — Richard Bausch Copy Share
The fact is, for all the critics' talk about me as a realist, I'm making everything up - everything. It is all about imagining… — Richard Bausch Copy Share
“My mother used to say, when the time is right, you don't need to have a committee meeting about it.” — Richard Bausch Copy Share
I love teaching. If I made a trillion dollars, I would still teach. It's different every day. You get to meet intelligent people all… — Richard Bausch Copy Share
“He turned in a small circle and looked at the grass, the rocks, the river, the raining sky with its tatters and torn places,… — Richard Bausch Copy Share
Keep everything in context, and try to have each line doing more than one thing - not just giving exposition but also revealing character… — Richard Bausch Copy Share
Every really good book was written a little at a time, over time, in tremendous confusion and doubt. — Richard Bausch Copy Share
I always write stories, and I write poems, too. I just never sell them to anybody, but I write them. They're good, too. They… — Richard Bausch Copy Share
Write a little bit every day, each day. Visit it, every day - in other words, show up for work. — Richard Bausch Copy Share
