If you were a member of Jesse James’s band and people asked you what you
were, you wouldn’t say ‘Well, I’m a desperado.’ You’d say
something like, ‘I work in banks,’ or ‘I’ve done some railroad work.’
It took me a long time just to say ‘I’m a writer.’ It’s really
embarrassing.
were, you wouldn’t say ‘Well, I’m a desperado.’ You’d say
something like, ‘I work in banks,’ or ‘I’ve done some railroad work.’
It took me a long time just to say ‘I’m a writer.’ It’s really
embarrassing.
— Roy Blount, Jr.
