Michael Gruber quotes

But there's the paradox of fiction - why do you cry when a fake character dies? It's the basis of art. You engage with people who don't exist and care about them as you would your friends and relatives. (Michael Gruber)

I thought I would write non-fiction. I thought I would enter the New York literary scene as copy editor, work my way up, and then write my own books.

Michael Gruber

I'm a cult writer now. I have a cult readership.

Michael Gruber

The Book of Air and Shadows' was born during a conference with an intellectual property lawyer on a particular afternoon in November of 2003.

Michael Gruber

The problem with evil people is that they can see only evil in others. It is one of the worst curses of being evil, that you can no longer experience good.

Michael Gruber

But it turns out that people who are grounded and secure don't change much under stress. That's what being grounded means.

Michael Gruber

Does it matter, when you read, if the person who wrote still lives?

Michael Gruber

Professors go batty too, perhaps more often than other people, although owing to their profession, their madness is less often remarked.

Michael Gruber

It's part of what we call the Shadow, all the dark parts of us we can't face. It's the thing that, if we don't deal with it, eventually poisons our lives.

Michael Gruber

Michael Gruber

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Occupation: American Author
Born: October 1, 1940
Quotes count: 9

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