Tom BissellMost non-readers are nothing but an agglomeration of third-hand opinion and blindly received wisdom.364PhilosophyReading
Tom BissellFun is not the same thing as fulfillment.377Humanity
Tom BissellCharyn, like Nabokov, is that most fiendish sort of writer-so seductive as to beg imitation, so singular as to make imitation impossible.301Philosophy
Tom BissellGirlfriends, indeed: the anti-video game.367Reading
Tom BissellWe are no longer worried that children are missing school because of video games, though. We are worried that they are murdering their classmates because of video games.304Truth
Tom BissellWhen I play too many video games I begin to feel chubby-minded, caffeinated, bad.305Thought
Tom BissellTo create anything — whether a short story or a magazine profile or a film or a sitcom — is to believe, if only momentarily, you are capable of magic. These essays are about that … ▶237Time
Tom BissellReading gives one something to think about other than one's self.172ReadingThought
Tom Bissell[M]y first published book had just appeared in stores. The last year of my life-the year of finishing it, editing it, and seeing it through its various page-proof passes-ranks amo… ▶142LifeReading
Tom BissellAn artist can respect the backfield of fact before which every human being stands and choose not to address those facts. ✨ Tom Bissell (2012). Magic Hours: Essays on Creator… ▶142HumanityTruth
Tom BissellA great writer reveals the truth even when he or she does not wish to. ✨ Truth in Oxiana. Article by Tom Bissell, www.worldhum.com. February 15, 2006.157Truth
Tom BissellTo create anything… is to believe, if only momentarily, you are capable of magic. ✨ Tom Bissell (2012). Magic Hours: Essays on Creators and Creation, p.16, McSweeney's1810Time
