“I want to look at this character from all points of view. I know I don...” — Chris Crutcher Quote

“I want to look at this character from all points of view. I know I don't want to make them all good or all bad or all anything... the story itself often helps create the character.”

“In 2004, one of my books, 'Whale Talk,' was chosen as an all-school read in Fowlerville, Michigan, a rural town not far from Detroit. They had done what I thought was a brilliant and innovative thing: decided to teach the book in every discipline, sophomores through seniors.”

“The kids you turn your backs on when you take away their stories are the ones who lose, as well as you as a community of adults who may appear to fear their truths.”

“I am not a monetarist, and I am not a Keynesian. On certain points I agree with each.”

“I always knew I was going somewhere - going out. I just knew. I just knew. I just knew there were a lot more points of view out there.”

“I've been working hard to be one of the focal points in the NBA, one of the top guys.”