I have also learned that you can be patient and diligent and sometimes it just doesn't strike sparks. After a while you begin to understand that writing well is not a promised reward for being virtuous. No, every time you do it you're stepping off into darkness and hoping for some light. You can be faithful, work hard, not waste your talents in drink, and still not have it happen.


The Paris Review, The Art of Fiction No. 183, Issue 171, Fall 2004

Tobias Wolff Quotes

I have also learned that you can be patient and diligent and sometimes it just doesn't strike sparks. After a while you begin to understand that...

I have also learned that you can be patient and diligent and sometimes it just doesn't strike sparks. After a while you begin to understand that...

I have also learned that you can be patient and diligent and sometimes it just doesn't strike sparks. After a while you begin to understand that...

I have also learned that you can be patient and diligent and sometimes it just doesn't strike sparks. After a while you begin to understand that...