“I would like to write a book that wasn't so violent and weird, but I j...” — Donald Ray Pollock Quote

“I would like to write a book that wasn't so violent and weird, but I just don't think I can do that with my talent. I don't think it would come off.”

“I would try to write my own story about some East Coast suburbanite having an affair or something like that. So I did that for maybe two years or so, and it just wasn't working for me at all.”

“I'm not sure about 'absolute' happiness, but I am happiest when I go to bed at night knowing that I tried to do my best that day.”