I Long For The Raised Voice, The

Raymond Carver Is Good. I Think He'll Be Appreciated More And More. He's An Easy Writer To Imitate.

Faulkner Turned Out To Be A Great Teacher. When A Student Asked A Question Ineptly, He Answered The Question With What The Student Had Really Wanted To Know.

When Somebody Asks Me What I Do, I Don't Think I'd Say Critic. I Say Writer.

If There's One Thing I Can't Stand, It's Somebody Doing Something Because I Pushed Them In That Direction.

Critics? How Do They Happen? I Know How It Happened To Me. I Would Send A Poem Or Story To A Magazine And They Would Say This Doesn't Suit Our Needs Precisely But On The Other Hand You Sound Interesting. Would You Be Interested In Doing A Review?