Alistair MacLeod quotes

No one has ever said that life is to be easy. Only that it is to be lived. (Alistair MacLeod)
I like to think that I am telling a story rather than writing it. View quote
Alistair MacLeod
All of us are better when we're loved. View quote
Alistair MacLeod
If people aren't creating literature, there would be nothing for people to criticize. View quote
Alistair MacLeod
There is a kind of belief among my students that things that are true are interesting. But most things that are true are not interesting. Four pages describing how I got up and brushed my teeth in the morning would kill you. View quote
Alistair MacLeod
Today there is a division between those who write about literature and those who create it. I, obviously, don't think that should be there. View quote
Alistair MacLeod