We loved the language in Cormac McCarthy's 'No Country,' which is really about the region, while in 'True Grit' it's more about period: people did speak more formally and floridly.


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It's the old proverb: 'It is better to give than to receive.' Without knowing it, I had brought alon...
ETHAN ZOHN
While the Fed is more than one person, Mr. Greenspan's retirement means less confidence in the Fed, ...
ETHAN HARRIS
It was hard to comprehend. We weren't expecting make it to the final. After it was over, we were sho...
ETHAN DICKSON
I finished 'America America,' and I knew I had to write another book, not just for personal ...
ETHAN CANIN
Private polls have shown that his endorsement has actually moved votes.
ETHAN GETO
We took two steps forward with the reforms in December, and one more step yesterday. But we still ha...
ETHAN NADELMANN
The Exorcist doesn't get me, but The Omen does.
ETHAN EMBRY
Now you are entering a much more uncertain period.
ETHAN HARRIS
In New York, you've got Donald Trump, Woody Allen, a crack addict and a regular Joe, and they...
ETHAN HAWKE
If you're concentrating so damn hard on a piece of mathematics or a musical - a piece of music o...
ETHAN CANIN
Some people assume I'm a spoilt trust fund kid who's never had to work for anything, while o...
ETHAN PECK
A novel, at least for me, cannot be visualized at one time.
ETHAN CANIN
I can imagine Iceland becoming a good place to run a controversial Web site. But... Iceland may find...
ETHAN ZUCKERMAN
Real love is more than a physical feeling. If there's even the slightest doubt in your head abou...
ETHAN EMBRY
I remember being a kid and sleeping over at my friend's house and staying up late and watching &...
ETHAN HAWKE
The theater, for me, has always been a place where I'm free to be more creative, a place to shar...
ETHAN HAWKE
When there's so much freedom - financially and otherwise - smart kids get themselves into troubl...
ETHAN PECK
When you start becoming really successful, the demons start to tempt you - the demons of vanity and ...
ETHAN HAWKE
My relationship to reality has been so utterly skewed for so long that I don't even notice it an...
ETHAN HAWKE
Happy isn't even a real idea," he said. "It's just like love. A reasonably skeptical person doesn't ...
ETHAN CANIN
I think even great writers only write two books that you might like. When I think of my touchstone w...
ETHAN CANIN
We needed 20 percent economic growth in the third quarter to get rid of all of the excess capacity i...
ETHAN HARRIS
Bausch is a wonderful storyteller. He's a mature writer who has a lot of confidence in the quali...
ETHAN CANIN
I didn't even know that malls even had shows.
ETHAN MENTZER
Doubt is the enemy of mania. It's trying to get aloft strung with weights. The moment I like wri...
ETHAN CANIN
I'm a craftsman type of teacher. I don't like the thematic type of teaching that takes place...
ETHAN CANIN
It's difficult to do a genre film well, and it doesn't matter if you're talking vampire ...
ETHAN HAWKE
I'm horrified to admit that I just love Salinger. I was devastated to find out that other people...
ETHAN HAWKE
Soccer is my life.
ETHAN ZOHN
It can be a bit overwhelming, but it's a great overview of the conversations taking place in and aro...
ETHAN ZUCKERMAN