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David Guterson

"It doesn't matter who you are, how many awards you've won, how popular you are, or how much critical acclaim you've had."

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"It doesn't matter who you are, how many awards you've won, how popular you are, or how much critical acclaim you've had."

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"I write because something inner and unconscious forces me to. That is the first compulsion. The second is one of ethical and moral duty. I feel responsible to tell stories that inspire readers to consider more deeply who they are."
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"Everybody has a world, and that world is completely hidden until we begin to inquire. As soon as we do, that entire world opens to us and yields itself. And you see how full and complex it is."
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