238 Quotes by Denis Johnson

My habit when I’ve been humiliated is to go out and buy a book.

I didn’t want to get to know her very well, and didn’t want to be bridging any silences with our eyes.

I really enjoy writing novels. It's like the ocean. You can just build a boat and take off.

I didn't finish the stories until we went to the Philippines and I got malaria. I couldn't work and I didn't have any money, but I had seven stories. So I wrote three or four more.