Because really the goal in all of this is to have something come out of me—in words—that I don’t expect, that surprises me.
Peter Rock
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- “Where You Surprise Yourself,” interview with Leni Zumas, BOMB Magazine (May 15, 2019); Complete 25-word sentence in his first answer, on investigating his past through writing and discovering unexpected results. Original opening question and full answer read and cached; his own statement, not a quo
- “Where You Surprise Yourself,” interview with Leni Zumas, BOMB Magazine (May 15, 2019)
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