“he always had the last word in all differences of opinion with his wife, and that—two words, actually—was, “Yes, dear.” — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
“...the truth is, we never know for sure about ourselves. Who we'll sleep with if given the opportunity, who we'll betray in… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
About 15 years ago I went though a period of a year or so when I just couldn't find anything good. My… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
One of the nice things about our marriage, at least to my way of thinking, is that my wife and I no… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
“For Miles, one of the great mysteries of marriage was that you had to actually say things before you realized they were… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
“Because the truth is, we never know for sure about ourselves. Who we'll sleep with if given the opportunity, who we'll betray… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
“Really? When? Had all his material become threadbare? After thirty years of marriage, were you supposed to come up with new stuff… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
“Perhaps he was frightened by the sheer prospect of matrimony, of marrying a girl he would one day want to murder.” — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
Which is why we have spouses and children and parents and colleagues and friends, because someone has to know us better than… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
“The problem with the contemplative life was that there was no end to contemplation, no fixed time limit after which thought had to be… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
“That, very simply, was what adulthood must be all about—acquiring the skill to bury things more deeply. Out of sight and, whenever possible, out… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
“Miles couldn't help admiring women for their ability to dismiss the evidence of their senses. If that's what explained it. If it wasn't simply… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
That afternoon I came to understand that one of the deepest purposes of intellectual sophistication is to provide distance between us and our most… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
“Lucy, who apparently had no idea his girlfriend's father held him in such low regard, agreed with Noonan that he was pushing the envelope,… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
Movies have to handle time very efficiently. They're about stringing scenes together in the present. Novels aren't necessarily about that. — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
When authors who write literary fiction begin to write screenplays, everybody assumes that's the end. Here's another who's never going to write well again. — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
“There was something about spending money they didn't really have that made him optimistic about more coming in.” — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
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… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
HBO is really famous for hiring good people and staying out of their way until they ask for help, or need it. And that… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
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… — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
Where was the middle ground between a sense of adventure and just plain sense? — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
