David Guterson : (4)

" I was born in Washington State and have lived here for 42 plus years. " - David Guterson

" My book is traditional. It runs counter to the post-modern spirit. " - David Guterson

" Writing became an obsessive compulsive habit but I had almost no money so I thought about being an urban firefighter and having lots of free time in which to write or becoming an English teacher and thinking about books and writers on a daily basis. That swayed me. " - David Guterson

" I became paralyzed as an artist with writer’s block. " - David Guterson