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Richard Russo Quotes

Richard Russo quotes

American Novelist July 15, 1949

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(God) seemed to know everything that was in her heart and to understand that nothing dwelt there that wasn’t absolutely necessary to her survival. Richard Russo
Richard Russo quote: "aware, as always, that the truth isn't much of substitute for..."
...aware, as always, that the truth isn't much of substitute for a good answer. Richard Russo
You can be interested in a Jane Smiley novel whether or not anyone says a word. She enters into her characters' thoughts with great understanding and depth. Richard Russo
Straight Man: "But my daughter belongs to a talk show generation that seems to be losing the ability to discriminate between public and private woes. Richard Russo
That afternoon I came to understand that one of the deepest purposes of intellectual sophistication is to provide distance between us and our most disturbing personal truths and gnawing fears. Richard Russo
The drive back to the Mid-fucking-west was always brutal, his parents barely speaking to each other, as if suddenly recalling last year's infidelities, or maybe contemplating whom they'd settle for this year. Sex, if you went by Griffin's parents, definitely took a backseat to real estate on the passion gauge. Richard Russo
It's possible to overlook character flaws of in-laws for the simple reason that you feel neither responsible for them nor genetically implicated. Richard Russo
I think a lot of what is going on with kids who get pushed too far and attempt either murder or suicide is that they are trying to deal with their own non-existence for the people who are supposed to care most for them. Richard Russo
What does it feel like to be a parent? What does it feel like to be a child? And that's what stories do. They bring you there. They offer a dramatic explanation, which is always different from an expository explanation. Richard Russo
Richard Russo quote: "Perfect silence. This in response to Sully's key being turned..."
Perfect silence. This in response to Sully's key being turned in the ignition of the pickup. Richard Russo
She never answers during the day," Max explained. "She lets her machine pick up."People like you are the reason other people get answering machines to begin with," Miles told him. "In fact, people like you are driving a lot of modern technology. Richard Russo
Richard Russo quote: "You use simple brushstrokes in a screenplay for things over..."
You use simple brushstrokes in a screenplay for things over which you would take much greater pains in a novel. Richard Russo
Richard Russo quote: "Worse, I have to admit to feeling the jealousy of one crab for..."
Worse, I have to admit to feeling the jealousy of one crab for another that has managed to climb out of the barrel. Richard Russo
Richard Russo quote: "It was a scary thought. A man could be surrounded by poetry..."
It was a scary thought. A man could be surrounded by poetry reading and not know it. Richard Russo
People actually seemed to enjoy recalling that on a Saturday afternoon forty years ago Empire Avenue was bustling with people and cars and commerce, whereas now, of course, you could strafe it with automatic weapons and not harm a soul. Richard Russo

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