Joseph Kanon Quotes

Quotations and aphorisms by Joseph Kanon:

I think most writers' houses are disappointing. What's much more atmospheric and interesting are the places they wrote about.
~Joseph Kanon


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I like the busy-ness of office life. What I discovered, to my surprise, is that I love the solitary nature of writing. What happens is that you write when you're ready.
~Joseph Kanon


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/joseph-kanon-quotes/#9bf9d320

When you're editing, you want to be the perfect appreciator, not another writer.
~Joseph Kanon


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/joseph-kanon-quotes/#c82f97a2

Being an editor doesn't make you a better writer - or vice versa. The worst thing any editor can do is be in competition with his writer.
~Joseph Kanon


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/joseph-kanon-quotes/#7292e554

At graduation, I assumed I'd be in publishing, but first I went to England and got a master's degree in English Literature. And then I came back to New York and had a series of publishing jobs, the way one does.
~Joseph Kanon


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https://openquotes.github.io/authors/joseph-kanon-quotes/#20b7c6cd

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