Chris Crutcher
Chris Crutcher
Chris Crutcheris an American novelist and a family therapist. He received the Margaret Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2000 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth17 July 1946
CountryUnited States of America
life origins until
My early life had a lot to do with my origins as a writer, but I didn't get into doing any writing at all until I was about 35 years old.
hard life love
It's hard to imagine my life not writing. I love it.
seen
If you've seen 'Friday Night Lights' - that was just like my town.
anger desperate
If you're writing about angry people, you use the language of anger. If you're writing about desperate people, you use the language of desperation.
agenda books keeps whether
I have no personal agenda in whether or not a library keeps 'Whale Talk' or 'Athletic Shorts' or any of my books shelved.
evidence giving life taking universe
As much as we'd like to think life is sacred, there's not a lot of evidence for that. The universe is maddeningly casual, giving and taking it.
artificial integrity sports
A sport has its own built-in integrity - doesn't need an artificial one.
approach available kid might parent time
The frustration for a parent is that you might be available all the time, but the kid may approach you only about 10% of the time.
discover forced high life man span year
'Deadline' is the story of a young man forced to discover who he is, and what's important in life, during the short span of his senior year in high school.
athletics carries diminished people truths
Athletics carries its own set of truths, and those truths are diminished when manipulated by people with agendas.
abuse families judge lesson life neglect taught therapist until
My years as a therapist working with abuse and neglect families taught me at least one important lesson for my own life. Never judge until you can see through the eyes of that person you are judging, and then... never judge.