The old fun thing is when somebody typed up the first chapter of War and Peace. And then made a precis of the rest of it and sent it out and only one publisher recognized it.

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• Jim Harrison:

  Because most writers have totally unrealistic concepts of how publishing works.

• Jim Harrison:

  Yeah, but now suddenly - you know, universities are notoriously market oriented, too.

• Jim Harrison:

  I used to get criticized for putting food in novels.

• Jim Harrison:

  The fact is, the media never gets off the interstate unless there's a major explosion.

• Jim Harrison:

  I see more genuine sociability between the races in Mississippi than I see in Michigan. No question

• Jim Harrison:

  I do have trouble with titles.

• Jim Harrison:

  Your kids inevitably want to move where they had their vacations when they were younger.

• Jim Harrison:

  I can write anywhere.

• Jim Harrison:

  Everybody has a gun in their car in Detroit.

• Jim Harrison:

  Short things are short all over and long things are long all over.