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Ethan Canin Inspirational Quotes (7)

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I work with wood a lot. I like building. I think of building. I would love to buy land on some water somewhere and build a house. That'd be nice.
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Art is so personal. I'm very comforted by the fact that certain movies that I love, other people hate. Certain books that I love, other people hate. You can't please everybody.
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If someone doesn't like your fiction, it's really insulting.
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You have to be smart enough to see the world for yourself and honest. The whole book-publicity thing is not really honest, at base.
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Don't write about a character. Become that character, and then write your story.
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To have too much time is not good, you have to force yourself. And human beings aren't meant for true freedom. I've learned that, having had it.
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Writing a book is like an unknown abyss, every time. Every book is different. Contrary to what unpublished writers think, it's horrible to have a book out.
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