Gary Krist Quotes
Born: November 13, 1957
Gary Krist is a master storyteller whose works illuminate the profound truths hidden within the human experience. A two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, he weaves historical narratives and intimate portraits that explore resilience, transformation, and the quiet wisdom found in life’s most turbulent moments. Krist’s writing resonates deeply because he captures the universal struggle for meaning amid chaos, offering readers a lens to see their own journeys with clarity and compassion. His quotes distill complex emotions into simple, striking truths, inspiring us to embrace both the light and shadow of existence. Through his legacy, Krist reminds us that wisdom is not found in answers, but in the questions we dare to ask.
Gary Krist Quotes (6)
"Let's start at the very end: The postscript of Stephen King's 'On Writing' contains some of the most harrowing pages he has ever written. It's here that King describes the traffic accident that nearly killed him in June 1999."
— Gary Krist"Lionel Essrog, the twitching, barking, gabbling narrator of Jonathan Lethem's new novel, 'Motherless Brooklyn,' is no movie-of-the-week novelty grafted onto a noir mystery. Maybe his Tourette's is a gimmick, but it's a gimmick with depth, with soul."
— Gary Krist"Many critics, when trying to praise a short-story collection, will say that it has the heft and scope of a good novel. But for me, one of the highest compliments you can pay a novel is to say that it has the rich texture and eloquent detail of a good story collection."
— Gary Krist"Future historians trying to determine what it was like to be alive in fin de millennium America should read the last two decades of O. Henry and Best American short-story collections."
— Gary Krist"Something often neglected in popular accounts of the Wild West is the extent to which its dramas were colored by the politics and personal resentments left by the Civil War."
— Gary Krist"When it comes to jump-starting the intricate machinery of recollection, there's nothing more effective than the scent of approaching death."
— Gary Krist