America Quote by Yuriy Tarnawsky

It is true that I didn't write any poetry between 1995 and 2011. The reason for this was probably because I had stayed away…

— Yuriy Tarnawsky

That is one more reason why I write in English only right now. I prefer writing in the language I hear around me for…

— Yuriy Tarnawsky

I was always creatively stubborn, adverse to editing by others, and wanted to use the kind of Ukrainian we spoke among ourselves rather than…

— Yuriy Tarnawsky

Except for the usual house chores, doing income tax, etc., I am free to write whenever I want.

— Yuriy Tarnawsky

In fact, the very phrase "teaching creative writing" sounds to me oxymoronic. How can you teach someone to be creative?

— Yuriy Tarnawsky

I feel that other people's suggestions are very dangerous. Yet, I can't say that they are always destructive or not useful. Perhaps, rather than…

— Yuriy Tarnawsky

I must say that, on the whole, I prefer fiction to poetry.

— Yuriy Tarnawsky

How can you teach someone to be creative? You have to create yourself.

— Yuriy Tarnawsky

Imagination is so much more fertile than life.

— Yuriy Tarnawsky

I think I view myself primarily as a fiction writer. Poetry is more of a "hobby," a time of rest from the hard work…

— Yuriy Tarnawsky

I find that biographical material holds me back, hampers my creative process, cramps my imagination.

— Yuriy Tarnawsky

I've done a lot of going back and forth with my own writing, in particular translating my English language stuff into Ukrainian - poetry…

— Yuriy Tarnawsky