6 Quotes & Sayings By James Carl Nelson

James Carl Nelson is the author of more than thirty novels and short-story collections, most recently Dead Man's Hand (2012), Lost Voices (2011), and The White Death (2008). He is also the author of the novels The Unusual Suspect (2002), The Promise (2001), and The Other Side of Nowhere (1998), as well as a number of novella-length works. He has been a speaker at many conferences on writing and publishing, including the Eastern Regional Writing Institute at Eastern Michigan University, the Sun Valley Writers' Conference, and the National Writers Association Conference. His short fiction has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies, including "Best American Mystery Stories" as well as "The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror." His first novel, The Last Black Unicorn, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 1989 Read more

Many of his stories have been set in the fictional town of New Hope, Indiana. He lives near Indianapolis with his wife and daughter.

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He found his irritation that the American memory could be short. James Carl Nelson
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You never can tell about these mild-mannered boys. James Carl Nelson
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There are no memories which I wanted to blot out of my mind. Always, I have been rather objective in my point of view, able to stand off and observe myself and my surroundings in a rather impersonal fashion. The actual sight of my first casualty was not nearly as bad as I had imagined. James Carl Nelson
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I no longer consider, is this chap a congenial companion? Rather, the question is, would I feel easy if he were in command of the platoon on my right? James Carl Nelson
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I am trying not to philosophize. It is un-military. I think I can dig myself out of my academic mind and make an efficient officer. James Carl Nelson