“The old man had been tanned by the light of too many beer signs, and it just goes to show that you can’t live on three packs of Chesterfields and a fifth of bourbon a day without starting to drift far too fuckin’ wide in the turns.”
Daniel Woodrell“I'm very attracted to poetry for all the reasons someone likes poetry. The notion of compression seems to fit my personality.”
Daniel Woodrell“When poetry is on the money, 12 words can slay you. I admire that greatly.”
Daniel Woodrell“I guess it's ridiculously romantic, but I wanted to be a full tilt, sink-or-swim writer.”
Daniel Woodrell“I think all regions have had their peculiarities of speech rounded off by television, radio, and people travel so much more now.”
Daniel Woodrell“Texas humor and Southern humor are pretty similar.”
Daniel Woodrell“I was not much used to women except for mothers. Everything I did, they did different.”
Daniel Woodrell, Woe to Live on“No god craves weaklings.”
Daniel Woodrell, Winter's Bone“I, myself, often wished to be spared the expectation of better days ahead or such.”
Daniel Woodrell, Tomato Red“I slept for over a full day, as you know, but I won’t say I rested.”
Daniel Woodrell, Tomato Red“I FELL DEEP down in there, until this bright light raised me from sleep. Coming out of a pit such as that, you think the bright light could be God or a cop on patrol.”
Daniel Woodrell, Tomato Red