“I hate when people ask what a book is about. People who read for plot, people who suck out the story like the cream filling in an Oreo, should stick to comic strips and soap operas. . . . Ev...”
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American journalist, memorist, and biographical ghostwriter, who won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for newspaper feature writing. J. R. Moehringer is the pen name of John Joseph Moehringer
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“I hate when people ask what a book is about. People who read for plot, people who suck out the story like the cream filling in an Oreo, should stick to comic strips and soap operas. . . . Ev...”
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“Any book is better than no book. Slowly, surely, one will lead you to another, which will lead you to the best.”
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“In Zurich, in a cafe overlooking the Limmat, I ate butter-drenched white asparagus pulled from the ground that morning; it had the aftertaste of champagne. I've been able to appreciate epic...”
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“Baseball always gets credit for the foundational part of masculinity - the father thing. The eternal game of backyard catch, 'Field of Dreams', the Ripkens, the Griffeys, the Bondses, so on....”
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“Some of football's gaudiest displays of manliness are purely aesthetic. It's not what players do, it's how they look doing it.”
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“Tacked above my desk are photos of artists I admire - Hopper, Sargent, Twain - and postcards from beloved bookstores where I've spent all my time and money - Tattered Cover, Elliot Bay, Harv...”
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“I've been trying to write a book since before I was old enough to vote, and I've collected many rejection slips from publishers and magazines. I used to keep them all stuck to my refrigerato...”
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