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
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.
artificial integrity sports
A sport has its own built-in integrity - doesn't need an artificial one.
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.
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.
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.
seen
If you've seen 'Friday Night Lights' - that was just like my town.
hard life love
It's hard to imagine my life not writing. I love it.
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.
life
Nothing about life is sacred until we make it so.