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I wanted the press to become something of a movement. Not a movement committed to a particular "ism," but a gathering together of writers with an aesthetic approach to literature and with a lust for excellence.John Metcalf
The Coast Guard only has about a couple dozen helicopters and they have rescued about 700 people already. Hopefully these boats can be put into place quickly. There's not much time to do these kinds of things if you want to save lives.
John Metcalf
I wanted to counter apathy and blandness. I wanted to shock homogenized minds with the experience of writing at high voltage. I wanted the press to assert relentlessly literature's importance. I wanted the press to be a national press and of national importance.
John Metcalf
We're going to respond to the Gulf within 72 hours. After a disaster, if you can get people rescued within 72 hours they are far better off as far as getting them rescued without additional injury or illness or loss of life.
John Metcalf
Writers don't have to keep themselves honest. They have to keep themselves accurate.
John Metcalf
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