"Stephen King, by far, is the standard-bearer. I think anyone who writes suspense fiction and says that King isn't an influence is either lying or being foolish. I read his book 'On Writing' before I read pretty much any of his fiction."

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Source : "Born Storyteller: An Interview With Michael Koryta, Author of So Cold the River". Interview with Jason Pinter, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 8, 2010.

Michael Koryta

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“When we kicked off and no one came to mark me I thought, 'Hello, it's Christmas'”

Source : "Merson cashes in on McGhee's peace offering" by Mark Tallentire, www.theguardian.com. March 3, 2003.
“I always think coming out is something that you do for people who really deserve it. It should be.”

Source : Interview with Max Miller, bigthink.com. October 7, 2010.
“One's art is just one's effort to wed oneself to the universe, to unify oneself through union.”

Source : Robert Motherwell (1999). “The Collected Writings of Robert Motherwell”
“A lot of the great songwriters in history have been collaborators, with a separate lyricist.”

Source : Interview with Brian Feller, phish.net. April 18, 1993.
“Love for coworkers, love for customers, love for the product and love for self. Walt Disney instilled all of these "loves" in his company. Each of these factors is critical to achieving success in any organization.”
“Dreaming is another form of thinking, more concrete, more economical, more visual, and often more emotional than the thoughts of the day, but a thinking through of the day, nevertheless.”

Source : Siri Hustvedt (2010). “The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves”, p.136, Macmillan
“We have a presidential election coming up. And I think the big problem, of course, is that someone will win.”
“Every New Yorker spends a certain amount of nervous energy thinking, "How can I afford to stay here? What do I have to sell in order to stay here, where I have an economic life and where I like my life?" At least back to the beginning of the twentieth century, New Yorkers have always complained that it's hard to find a decent apartment at a rent you can afford.”

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