"My advice for aspiring writers is go to……" — Walter Kirn
"My advice for aspiring writers is go to New York. And if you can’t go to New York, go to the place that represents New York to you, where the standards for writing are high, there are other people who share your dreams, and where you can talk, talk, talk about your interests. Writing books begins in talking about it, like most human projects, and in being close to those who have already done what you propose to do."
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51 Quotes by Walter Kirn
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A writer turns his life into material, and if you’re in his life, he uses yours, too.
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Spirit was a by-product of activity, like the reflection from a spinning fan blade, and our souls in the end…
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The market is the only critic that matters.
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The best critic needn't be right, just interesting.
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