Even though I wanted to experience all these things I was interested in, I couldn't get them. So I had to think critically and culturally about what was available.

Quote by Chuck Klosterman

It didn't seem remotely possible. I had no idea how people got those jobs, I...

It didn't seem remotely possible. I had no idea how people got those jobs, I...

In Fargo, they say, well, that's a job. How well do you get paid? For...

In Fargo, they say, well, that's a job. How well do you get paid? For...

It's just that what's important there is different there than what's important is here. Here,...

It's just that what's important there is different there than what's important is here. Here,...

I was fortunate that I was at newspapers for eight years, where I wrote at...

I was fortunate that I was at newspapers for eight years, where I wrote at...

Book writing is a little different because, in my case, my editor is a year...

Book writing is a little different because, in my case, my editor is a year...

Anyone who claims to be good at lying is obviously bad at lying. Thus -...

Anyone who claims to be good at lying is obviously bad at lying. Thus -...

A lot of people have this strategy where if they have a hard question they...

A lot of people have this strategy where if they have a hard question they...

The essays are different because ultimately it's things I'm interested in, and I'm really just...

The essays are different because ultimately it's things I'm interested in, and I'm really just...

The essays are very solipsistic and self-absorbed, I'm totally conscious of that. To me, book...

The essays are very solipsistic and self-absorbed, I'm totally conscious of that. To me, book...

I've been asked about this constantly, and I compare it to how if you're walking...

I've been asked about this constantly, and I compare it to how if you're walking...

At a magazine, everything you do is edited by a bunch of people, by committee,...

At a magazine, everything you do is edited by a bunch of people, by committee,...

If you're doing an interview, you need conversational tension. After you talk to them, you're...

If you're doing an interview, you need conversational tension. After you talk to them, you're...

I grew up on a farm, and we didn't have cable and only limited radio...

I grew up on a farm, and we didn't have cable and only limited radio...

When you're writing for newspapers you have all these parameters. You can't swear, you have...

When you're writing for newspapers you have all these parameters. You can't swear, you have...

A whole bunch of months passed and I didn't hear anything and then he emailed...

A whole bunch of months passed and I didn't hear anything and then he emailed...

Anybody who says they are a good liar obviously is not, because any legitimately savvy...

Anybody who says they are a good liar obviously is not, because any legitimately savvy...

The biggest hurdle to writing Fargo Rock City was that I couldn't afford a home...

The biggest hurdle to writing Fargo Rock City was that I couldn't afford a home...

You're trying to find new ideas in people. I always think to myself, what question...

You're trying to find new ideas in people. I always think to myself, what question...

To me, every interview, even if you love the artist, needs to be somewhat adversarial....

To me, every interview, even if you love the artist, needs to be somewhat adversarial....

I feel sorry for people who have to edit me. Which is why book writing...

I feel sorry for people who have to edit me. Which is why book writing...