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I grew up in Seattle, but I always knew I wanted to leave.

~David Guterson

Topics: Always Grew Knew Leave Seattle Up Wanted

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I have relaxed into my persona as an author, although I used to fight that.

~David Guterson

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I have traveled the entire state and spent a lot of time out of doors. So I have known the landscape of the Columbia Basin for quite a while, and I have had this strong feeling about it for many years.

~David Guterson

Topics: About Columbia Doors Entire Feeling Had Known Landscape Lot Many Out Quite Quite A While Spent State Strong Strong Feeling Time Traveled While Years

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I often heard about his cases and I often sat in on his trials. In the late 1960s when I was growing up I wanted to be a crusader like him but I didn't want to wear a suit and commute.

~David Guterson

Topics: About Cases Commute Growing Growing Up Heard Him His Late Like Often Sat Suit Trials Up Want Wanted Wear 1960S

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I think of myself as a really happy person.

~David Guterson

Topics: Happy Happy Person Myself Person Really Think I Think

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I think you have an obligation to share what you know as a writer.

~David Guterson

Topics: Know Obligation Share Think Writer You I Think

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I was aware that there is an expectation that writers inevitably falter at this stage, that they fail to live up to the promise of their first successful book, that the next book never pleases the way the prior one did. It simply increased my sense of being challenged.

~David Guterson

Topics: Aware Being Book Challenged Did Expectation Fail Falter First Increased Inevitably Live Never Next Pleases Prior Promise Sense Simply Stage Successful Up Way Writers

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I was born in Washington State and have lived here for 42 plus years.

~David Guterson

Topics: Born Here Lived Plus State Washington Washington State Years I Was Born

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I was totally absorbed in the real world, the politics, the history, the news, and I just couldn't find my way into the fictional world... When I finally could return to writing the novel, it was in fits and starts.

~David Guterson

Topics: Absorb Could Fictional Finally Find Fits History Just News Novel Politics Real Real World Return Starts The Real World Totally Way World Writing

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I'm interested in themes that endure from generation to generation.

~David Guterson

Topics: Endure Generation Interested Themes

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: May 4th, 1956

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