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At the risk of appearing disingenuous, I don't really think of myself as 'writing humor.' I'm simply reporting on the world I observe, which is frequently hilarious.
Richard Russo
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Richard Russo
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: July 15
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To his surprise, she leaned over and kissed him on the forehead, a kiss so full of affection that it dispelled the awkwardness, even as it caused Miles' heart to plummet, because all kisses are calibrated, and this one revealed the great chasm between affection and love.
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People who imagine themselves to be self-made seldom enjoy examining the process of manufacture in detail.
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Worse, I have to admit to feeling the jealousy of one crab for another that has managed to climb out of the barrel.
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Sleep is over-rated. Have you ever noticed how it's always recommended to people anybody with half a brain can see need to wake up?
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In the end it all came down to companionship, to friendship, to sacrifice, to compromise.
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Some authors have a very hard time understanding that in order to be faithful to the spirit of the book, it's almost always impossible to remain faithful to the text. You have to make changes.
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I think the darker aspect of my fiction-or anybody's fiction-is by its very nature somehow easier to talk about.
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Knowing and knowing what to do about it were two different things.
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By ignoring a lot of American culture you can write more interesting stories. Unfortunately, if you were writing about America as it is, you'd be writing about a lot of people sitting in front of television sets.
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Why mince words? Beautiful Ruins is an absolute masterpiece.
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If there's an enduring theme in my work, it's probably the effects of class on American life.
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Who but an English professor would threaten to kill a duck a day and hold up a goose as an example?
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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.
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I was the one who did come through that door. You were the one she was waiting for.
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People sometimes get in the habit of being loyal to a mistake.
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America has always been a nation of small places, and as we lose them, we're losing part of ourselves.
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A short story is something that I think can be intuited and envisioned and held in your mind almost at once.
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