Quotes by : Tom Bissell

Of that time, there is still much we do not know.

I could imagine a hot day. I could imagine a number of curious people spontaneously following a young....

A great writer reveals the truth even when he or she does not wish to.

We are no longer worried that children are missing school because of video games, though. We are worried....

And so, my beloved Kermit, my dear little Hussein, at the moment America changed forever, your father....

Reading gives one something to think about other than one's self.

An artist can respect the backfield of fact before which every human being stands and choose not to address....

Most non-readers are nothing but an agglomeration of third-hand opinion and blindly received wisdom. ....

I think the highest purpose of fiction is to show that all people are fundamentally worthy of mercy.

Fun is not the same thing as fulfillment.