Steve Toltz quotes

I don't really have an office or anything, and I like to have to move location every two hours. So I just kind of write in a park, on a bench, in the library, in a cafe, back to the library, that kind of thing. (Steve Toltz)
Optimism isnt funny unless you are laughing at the person, whereas extreme pessimism is extremely funny. Its exaggeration. View quote
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I am influenced by books which dont have their eye on the endgame, but which try to be entertaining on each and every page. View quote
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If I knew a story page by page before I started writing it, I just wouldn't do it. The process of discovery is really important for my own enjoyment. View quote
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I actually went into writing first to supplement my income, which was a strange thing to do, and actually failed. View quote
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I haven't been part of the criminal world. View quote
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I don't have a great respect for reality or getting the 'facts' as a means of putting together a story. View quote
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I enjoy being influenced by other writers. View quote
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There is something so arbitrary about prizes. View quote
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When people come up to me and say, 'I read your book,' I'm thinking, 'How dare you! Who gave you a copy?' View quote
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Raymond Chandler I love a lot, and the Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard. I really love his voice. (Steve Toltz)

Steve Toltz

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Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
Occupation: Australian Novelist
Born: 1972
Quotes count: 11