Raymond Carver Quotes

Raymond Carver — American Writer born on May 25, 1938, died on August 02, 1988

Raymond Clevie Carver, Jr. was an American short story writer and poet. Carver contributed to the revitalization of the American short story in literature during the 1980s... (wikipedia)

Life and death matters, yes. And the question of how to behave in this world, how to go in the face of everything. Time is short and the water is rising.

I guess my writing has changed as my life has.

A great danger, or at least a great temptation, for many writers is to become too autobiographical in their approach to their fiction. A little autobiography and a lot of imagination are best.

When I'm fishing, I feel guilty that I'm not writing, and when I'm writing, I feel guilty that I'm not fishing. But when push comes to shove, I'll always take the writing.

The fiction I'm most interested in has lines of reference to the real world.

Raymond Carver Quotes

Raymond Carver Quotes

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