Quotes by Jim Harrison

Im afraid that eating in restaurants reflects ones experiences with movies, art galleries, novels, music - that is, characterized by mild amusement but with an overall feeling of stupidity and shame. Better to cook for yourself.

Marriage is survived just on the basis of ordinary etiquette, day in and day out. Also cooking together helps a lot... Ive seen all these marriages that failed. Those people are always hollering at each other. That doesnt work.

I dont trust anybody that doesnt do good work. I dont give them any credibility. If they cant write, why should I believe anything they have to say?

Given free rein, our imagination can get infinite.

Everybody has a gun in their car in Detroit.

Sometimes, I tell my wife I have to take a car trip and collect new memories - I like to drive around at absolute random for weeks on end through the United States and parts of Canada. Or else I feel trapped, like you feel when your life is completely planned for months in advance, and you think youre not getting enough oxygen.

Poetry, at its best, is the language your soul would speak if you could teach your soul to speak.

We are supposed to write poetry to keep the gods alive.

“Sometimes the only answer to death is lunch.”

“A poet must discover that it’s his own story that is true, even if the truth is small indeed.”