Doug Dorst
"Every story has at least a little truth in it. Every story comes from somewhere."
— Doug Dorst
"There are gasps and shouts, even some violinistic cries. He has sent several people scurrying to the woods in fear, which is unfortunate, but it is the sort of thing that happens when one finds the words that truly come from within oneself."
— Doug Dorst
for Creatives | create for YOURSELF, artist integrity, creative fear, writing, reaching your audience, writer-reader relationship, feedback/criticism/rejection, Doug Dorst
"[He] was not just a storyteller, he was a story. And story is resilient, protean, eternal."
— Doug Dorst
"It has never been more obvious to me that no one but the writer can understand what his story is or what it requires in the telling."
— Doug Dorst
for Creatives | create for YOURSELF, writing, protect the art, storytelling, value the art, Doug Dorst
"I believe that every writer must stand behind his work, and so completely and forever. To allow alterations or perversions of the work is unconscionable."
— Doug Dorst
for Creatives | artist integrity, writing, protect the art, value the art, Doug Dorst
"Focus on the Writer and not the Work dishonors both."
— Doug Dorst
"Find what you love. Then fight like hell when people try to take it from you."
— Doug Dorst
for Creatives | create for YOURSELF, artist integrity, protect the art, the creative life, Doug Dorst