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> [We have a thriving subculture of 'independent' American movies that makes an impact on America as a whole roughly equivalent to that of a the modern literary novel. These are the films sincere viewers marry, whereas, once upon a time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-jay-epstein/we-have-a-thriving-subculture-of-independent-american-movies-that/)

[Edward Jay Epstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-jay-epstein/)

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> [A novel can do something that films and TV usually can't - a glimpse inside the characters' heads. I write very tight third person point of view, so the reader is right behind the eyes of each character, seeing what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-traviss/a-novel-can-do-something-that-films-and-tv-usually-can-t-a-glimpse/)

[Karen Traviss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-traviss/)

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