“Literature’s standard is not journalistic. Triple-sourced verification of one’s assertions is not an imprimatur of the kind of truth that literature is after, which is fundamentally metaphorical.”
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“I think maybe I was just a little weird as a kid, or I had a high tolerance for icky things.”
“I’m just trying to be a vaudevillian most of the time, trying to surprise you or make you laugh. And then in the process of trying to do that, sometimes you go, ‘Oh, this story is actually about something kind of deep.’”
An official announcement about Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures’ upcoming season!
Calvin Duncan taught himself the law from newspaper clippings and handwritten motions while in prison. In his book “The Jailhouse Lawyer,” co-written with Sophie Cull, he traces a thirty-year fight for dignity, justice, and recognition.
“I have to tell you, I’m surprised that so many writers follow one genre. To me, it would be like eating the same meal every day.”
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