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Richard Russo Quotes

It’s no secret that in my books I’m trying to make the comic and the serious rub up against each other just as closely and uncomfortably as I can Picture Quote #1

If there’s an enduring theme in my work, it’s probably the effects of class on American life Picture Quote #1

I’m delighted by how Nobody’s Fool turned out. It was a rare movie Picture Quote #1

I think it would be harder for me not to write comedy because the comic view of things is the one that comes most naturally to me Picture Quote #1

I read pretty voraciously. If it’s good, I don’t care what it is Picture Quote #1

A short story is something that I think can be intuited and envisioned and held in your mind almost at once Picture Quote #1

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My books are elegiac in the sense that they're odes to a nation that even I sometimes think may not exist anymore except in my memory and my imagination Picture Quote #1

Movies have to handle time very efficiently. They're about stringing scenes together in the present. Novels aren't necessarily about that Picture Quote #1

I think the darker aspect of my fiction - or anybody's fiction - is by it's very nature somehow easier to talk about Picture Quote #1

I have to have a character worth caring about. I tend not to start writing books about people I don't have a lot of sympathy for because I'm just going to be with them too long Picture Quote #1

I don't think there's a shortage of material in the world. Or in my head. I just pray for continued good health, because I've got other stories to tell Picture Quote #1

HBO is really famous for hiring good people and staying out of their way until they ask for help, or need it. And that reputation is earned Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

You just kind of have faith. If that sounds kind of mystical, it's because I really don't know how it works, but I trust that it does. I try to write the way I read, in order to find out what happens next Picture Quote #1

My dad had this rock hard body and would work 12 to 13 hour days. The guys he worked with were scrap iron guys. Nobody on that road crew had read a book in 10 years, but there was something about the way they lived I really admired Picture Quote #1

It’s possible to overlook character flaws of in-laws for the simple reason that you feel neither responsible for them nor genetically implicated Picture Quote #1

Worse, I have to admit to feeling the jealousy of one crab for another that has managed to climb out of the barrel Picture Quote #1

Who but an English professor would threaten to kill a duck a day and hold up a goose as an example? Picture Quote #1

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Go to it. Be bold. Be true. Be kind. Rotate your tires. Don’t drink so much. There aren’t going to be enough liver transplants to go around Picture Quote #1

The world is divided between kids who grow up wanting to be their parents and those like us, who grow up wanting to be anything but. Neither group ever succeeds Picture Quote #1

You can’t possibly judge your ability to control something until you’ve experienced the extremes of its capabilities. Do you understand? Picture Quote #1

I never worry about people not taking my work seriously as a result of the humor. In the end, the comic's best trick is the illusion that comedy is effortless. That people imagine what he's doing is easy is an occupational hazard Picture Quote #1

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? Picture Quote #1

He looks like he could be taken in a fight. Not by me, but by somebody. Not anyone in Humanities, probably Picture Quote #1

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What if all everybody needed in the world was to be sure of one friend? What if you were the one, and you refused to say those simple words? Picture Quote #1

Bookstores, like libraries, are the physical manifestation of the wide world’s longest, most thrilling conversation Picture Quote #1

The other possibility was that there was no right thing to say, that the choice wasn’t between right and wrong but between wrong, more wrong, and as wrong as you can get Picture Quote #1

What I discovered I liked best about striking out on my bicycle was that the farther I got from home, the more interesting and unusual my thoughts became Picture Quote #1

I was the one who did come through that door. You were the one she was waiting for Picture Quote #1

And there comes a time in your life when you realize that if you don’t take the opportunity to be happy, you may never get another chance again Picture Quote #1

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It’s no secret that in my books I’m trying to make the comic and the serious rub up against each other just as closely and uncomfortably as I can (Richard Russo Quotes) If there’s an enduring theme in my work, it’s probably the effects of class on American life (Richard Russo Quotes) I’m delighted by how Nobody’s Fool turned out. It was a rare movie (Richard Russo Quotes) I think it would be harder for me not to write comedy because the comic view of things is the one that comes most naturally to me (Richard Russo Quotes) I read pretty voraciously. If it’s good, I don’t care what it is (Richard Russo Quotes) A short story is something that I think can be intuited and envisioned and held in your mind almost at once (Richard Russo Quotes) My books are elegiac in the sense that they're odes to a nation that even I sometimes think may not exist anymore except in my memory and my imagination (Richard Russo Quotes) Movies have to handle time very efficiently. They're about stringing scenes together in the present. Novels aren't necessarily about that (Richard Russo Quotes) I think the darker aspect of my fiction - or anybody's fiction - is by it's very nature somehow easier to talk about (Richard Russo Quotes) I have to have a character worth caring about. I tend not to start writing books about people I don't have a lot of sympathy for because I'm just going to be with them too long (Richard Russo Quotes) I don't think there's a shortage of material in the world. Or in my head. I just pray for continued good health, because I've got other stories to tell (Richard Russo Quotes) HBO is really famous for hiring good people and staying out of their way until they ask for help, or need it. And that reputation is earned (Richard Russo Quotes) 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 Quotes) You just kind of have faith. If that sounds kind of mystical, it's because I really don't know how it works, but I trust that it does. I try to write the way I read, in order to find out what happens next (Richard Russo Quotes) My dad had this rock hard body and would work 12 to 13 hour days. The guys he worked with were scrap iron guys. Nobody on that road crew had read a book in 10 years, but there was something about the way they lived I really admired (Richard Russo Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) Who but an English professor would threaten to kill a duck a day and hold up a goose as an example? (Richard Russo Quotes) Go to it. Be bold. Be true. Be kind. Rotate your tires. Don’t drink so much. There aren’t going to be enough liver transplants to go around (Richard Russo Quotes) The world is divided between kids who grow up wanting to be their parents and those like us, who grow up wanting to be anything but. Neither group ever succeeds (Richard Russo Quotes) You can’t possibly judge your ability to control something until you’ve experienced the extremes of its capabilities. Do you understand? (Richard Russo Quotes) I never worry about people not taking my work seriously as a result of the humor. In the end, the comic's best trick is the illusion that comedy is effortless. That people imagine what he's doing is easy is an occupational hazard (Richard Russo Quotes) 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 Quotes) He looks like he could be taken in a fight. Not by me, but by somebody. Not anyone in Humanities, probably (Richard Russo Quotes) What if all everybody needed in the world was to be sure of one friend? What if you were the one, and you refused to say those simple words? (Richard Russo Quotes) Bookstores, like libraries, are the physical manifestation of the wide world’s longest, most thrilling conversation (Richard Russo Quotes) The other possibility was that there was no right thing to say, that the choice wasn’t between right and wrong but between wrong, more wrong, and as wrong as you can get (Richard Russo Quotes) What I discovered I liked best about striking out on my bicycle was that the farther I got from home, the more interesting and unusual my thoughts became (Richard Russo Quotes) I was the one who did come through that door. You were the one she was waiting for (Richard Russo Quotes) And there comes a time in your life when you realize that if you don’t take the opportunity to be happy, you may never get another chance again (Richard Russo Quotes)

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