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Richard Russo Quotes

Richard Russo quotes

American Novelist July 15, 1949

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The deepest failures any fiction writer is likely to have are failures of not quite comprehending the truth of the story that he or she is telling. Richard Russo
Richard Russo quote: "I was the one who did come through that door. You were the one..."
I was the one who did come through that door. You were the one she was waiting for. Richard Russo
Richard Russo quote: "People sometimes get in the habit of being loyal to a mistake."
People sometimes get in the habit of being loyal to a mistake. Richard Russo
Richard Russo quote: "He looks like he could be taken in a fight. Not by me, but by..."
He looks like he could be taken in a fight. Not by me, but by somebody. Not anyone in Humanities, probably. Richard Russo
...he was pouring vinegar onto the hot grill, where it sputtered and foamed and hissed. The air was full of it for a few seconds, enough to get everyone at the counter teared up, but just as quickly it was gone, with an implicit promise that anything so intensely horrible would be design pass swiftly. Richard Russo
When I look back over my novels what I find is that when I think I'm finished with a theme, I'm generally not. And usually themes will recur from novel to novel in odd, new guises. Richard Russo
I looked back at some of my earlier published stories with genuine horror and remorse. I got thinking, How many extant copies might there be, who owns them, and do they keep their doors locked? Richard Russo
When I start getting close to the end of a novel, something registers in the back of my mind for the next novel, so that I usually don't write, or take notes. And I certainly don't begin. I just allow things to percolate for a while. Richard Russo
Richard Russo quote: "I'm delighted by how Nobody's Fool turned out. It was a rare..."
I'm delighted by how Nobody's Fool turned out. It was a rare movie. Richard Russo
I’ve always known that there’s more going on inside me than finds its way into the world, but this is probably true of everyone. Who doesn’t regret that he isn’t more fully understood? Richard Russo
Not giving a shit, she decided, is like the defrost option on a car's heater that miraculously unfogs the windshield, allowing you to see where you're headed. Richard Russo
Truth be told, I'm not an easy man. I can be an entertaining one, though it's been my experience that most people don't want to be entertained. They want to be comforted. Richard Russo
Richard Russo quote: "There are a great many sins in this world, none of them original."
There are a great many sins in this world, none of them original. Richard Russo
Richard Russo quote: "His carefully calculated sincerity is almost entirely..."
His carefully calculated sincerity is almost entirely indistinguishable from the real thing. Richard Russo
Richard Russo quote: "I get and read an enormous number of first novels."
I get and read an enormous number of first novels. Richard Russo

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