Jim Harrison

Novelist, Poet

Jim Harrison was an American author known for his evocative portrayals of nature and human experience, particularly in works like 'Legends of the Fall.'

Born
December 11, 1937
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"The wife picked out ceramic tile for floor covering, not realizing that cost was determined by square foot, not square yard like carpet. Thinking the price was plenty reasonable, she had an extra room of tile ordered for installation. When the bill arrived, it was staggering. She and her husband began a fight that continued all through the construction job. They ended up divorced, but not until she had broken every window."

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"Birthdays are ghost bounty hunters that track you down to ask, "Que pasa, baby?"

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"We are all naturally xenophobic."

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"Life is an honor, albeit anonymously delivered."

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"As an English major I was familiar with the stories of dozens of writers trying to get their work done among the multifarious diversions of the world and the hurdles of their own vices. A professor had said that what saved writers is that they, like politicians, had the illusion of destiny that allowed them to overcome obstacles no matter how nominal their work."

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"I'm actually forced to write about Michigan because as a native of that state it's the place I know best."

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"Fishing tournaments seem a little like playing tennis with living balls."

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"I should add that I very much enjoy certain cities especially Paris, New York and Chicago."

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"Everybody has a gun in their car in Detroit."

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"I couldn't run a tight schedule, and if you're any good at teaching, you get sucked dry because you like your students and you're trying to help them, but you don't have any time left to write yourself."

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"New Yorkers are mostly interested in New York - in case you haven't noticed."

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"I see more genuine sociability between the races in Mississippi than I see in Michigan. No question."

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"Short things are short all over and long things are long all over."

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"I enjoy about 1 out of 100 movies, it's about the same proportion to books published that I care to read."

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"I seek the substantial in life."

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"I wonder, when a writer's blocked and doesn't have any resources to pull himself out of it, why doesn't he jump in his car and drive around the U.S.A.? I went last winter for seven thousand miles and it was lovely. Inexpensive, too."

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"The days are stacked against what we think we are."

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"Writing as a woman presents enormous problems but I have attempted it several times and haven't had many complaints."

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"I don't know what psychotherapy does. I have been seeing the same person for 26 years now."

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