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I've never been a true fan of the short story and have only published a single example of my own.

~Jim Harrison

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What moves me most is style: the quality of the writing rather than the story being told.

~Jim Harrison

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If all I did was pretend I was Wilderness Jimmy, I would go stale. You know, I fish maybe 100 days of the year and bird-hunt, but if I didn't go to Paris once or twice a year, I'd be crazy.

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I'm outdoors a lot, so I get dark. Guess who gets stopped? I've been pulled over, and they ask, 'Where are you from?' I say, 'Montana.' They say, 'Are you sure? And I say, 'I'm reasonably sure I'm from Montana, but you know, this is a dream life.' You start on this shtick with them and it's fun.

~Jim Harrison

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Whatever I learned reading 'Scientific American,' nothing can finally compete with your own observations.

~Jim Harrison

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I wasn't taking myself seriously as a novelist, and then it became my day job.

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I had a concussion I didn't get over for three years. I think that's why I'm goofy.

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I don't trust anybody that doesn't do good work. I don't give them any credibility. If they can't write, why should I believe anything they have to say?

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I couldn't read a screenplay without puking.

~Jim Harrison

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The idea is to eat well and not die from it - for the simple reason that that would be the end of your eating.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: December 11th, 1937

Died: March 26th, 2016

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