"My favorite form is the short story. From an aesthetics stand point you really have to pare down to the bone. You can't write a throw-away scene."

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I think I give far more space and play to avant-garde writing than any other contemporary textbook author. I want students to be able to decide for themselves which aesthetics are closest to their own. Still, while I try not to be a nostalgist myself, I suppose I am drawn to those poignant moments in our lives, rendered clearly and artfully.

— David Starkey