You have to avoid caricature, at the one end of the spectrum, and sentimentality, at the other; which is not to say that such characters shouldn't be funny part of the time, or that their actions shouldn't evoke genuine feeling. — Robert Boswell Copy Share Image
Writing is such a solitary thing, so its nice, when Im discouraged, to see people still have such faith in fiction. — Robert Boswell Copy Share Image
Elizabeth Searle writes with intelligence, passion and wit. She's one of the best young writers around. — Robert Boswell Copy Share Image
We lived on a farm outside a town of about 900 people. My father was the principal of the elementary school. It was a… — Robert Boswell Copy Share Image
Characters are often revealed by the ways they misapprehend others. — Robert Boswell Copy Share Image
You have to avoid caricature, at the one end of the spectrum, and sentimentality, at the other; which is not to say that such… — Robert Boswell Copy Share Image
“Americans were no more shallow than any other people, just more pampered, so they had come to treasure their shallowness, making pop singers and… — Robert Boswell Copy Share Image
“The rain began to fall harder, and it distracted him, but he tried to pull himself back because he felt on the verge of… — Robert Boswell Copy Share Image
“The heart was a tyrant, like a child demanding ice cream instead of broccoli and throwing a fit to get its way.” — Robert Boswell Copy Share Image
I write a ridiculous number of drafts. The characters change and grow through the drafting, and my understanding of them deepens. Creating characters in… — Robert Boswell Copy Share Image
I guess I'm struck all the time by how outrageously wrong life is. There are times I can't stand to read the newspapers. It… — Robert Boswell Copy Share Image
“Once this person this counselor at school, this LADY, if you know what I mean, told me that if you kept your nose to… — Robert Boswell Copy Share Image
