Writers can write outside their ethnicity or sex depending how open and vulnerable they wish to be. Jim Harrison dependethnicityopen Change image and share on social
Everybody has a gun in their car in Detroit. Jim Harrison cardetroitgun Change image and share on social
Other than fishing and a little bird-hunting, all I do is write. Jim Harrison birdfishhunt Change image and share on social
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. Jim Harrison goodleaverun share on social
The only durable sense of success is if you've followed your calling. Jim Harrison calldurablehave Change image and share on social
I've got a poem that's in a lot of international anthologies called 'After the Anonymous Swedish' and I thought, 'Well, I'm a Swede. I can make up a Swedish poem.' It turned out pretty good. Jim Harrison anonymousanthologycall Change image and share on social
I used to get criticized for putting food in novels. Jim Harrison criticizefoodnovel Change image and share on social
The idea is to eat well and not die from it - for the simple reason that that would be the end of your eating. Jim Harrison dieeatend Change image and share on social
My favorite thing is just walking in the woods. I can do it for days on end without tiring of it. Jim Harrison dayendfavorite Change image and share on social
Writing as a woman presents enormous problems but I have attempted it several times and haven't had many complaints. Jim Harrison attemptcomplaintenormous Change image and share on social