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Tobias Wolff quotes about short

American Writer June 19, 1945

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Tobias Wolff quote: "One of the last courses I taught was on the Russian short..."
One of the last courses I taught was on the Russian short story, which I love. Tobias Wolff
You have to be kind of clued into them, they are a world of their own, and most people find them disappointing because the best short stories are not constructed like novels. Tobias Wolff
I believe that the short story is as different a form from the novel as poetry is, and the best stories seem to me to be perhaps closer in spirit to poetry than to novels. Tobias Wolff
It's probably why I'm a short story writer. I tend to remember things in the past in narrative form, in story form, and I grew up around people who told stories all the time. Tobias Wolff
Tobias Wolff quote: "There's a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of..."
There's a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of reward when you pull certain things off. Tobias Wolff
Tobias Wolff quote: "The reader really has to step up to the plate and read a short..."
The reader really has to step up to the plate and read a short story. Tobias Wolff
Tobias Wolff quote: "The short story, on the other hand, is the perfect American form."
The short story, on the other hand, is the perfect American form. Tobias Wolff
Tobias Wolff quote: "Everything has to be pulling weight in a short story for it to..."
Everything has to be pulling weight in a short story for it to be really of the first order. Tobias Wolff

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