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title: "2 Punctuation Quotes By Raymond Carver"
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> [“Evan Connell said once that he knew he was finished with a short story when he found himself going through it and taking out commas and then going through the story again and putting the commas back in the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/evan-connell-said-once-that-he-knew-he-was-finished-with-a-short/)

[Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/)

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> [“That's all we have, finally, the words, and they had better be the right ones, with the punctuation in the right places...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/that-s-all-we-have-finally-the-words-and-they-had-better-be-the-right-2/)

[Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/)

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## Other authors on Punctuation

## More by Raymond Carver

> [“Fear of seeing a police car pull into the drive. Fear of falling asleep at night. Fear of not falling asleep. Fear of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/fear-of-seeing-a-police-car-pull-into-the-drive-fear-of-falling/)

[Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/)

> [My heart is broken,” she goes. “It’s turned to a piece of stone. I’m no good. That’s what’s as bad as anything, that I’m…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/my-heart-is-broken-she-goes-it-s-turned-to-a-piece-of-stone-i-m-no/)

[Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/)

> [“You sound like a nice man,” the woman said. “Do I? Well, that’s nice of you to say.” He knew he should hang up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/you-sound-like-a-nice-man-the-woman-said-do-i-well-that-s-nice-of-you/)

[Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/)

> [Life and death matters, yes. And the question of how to behave in this world, how to go in the face of everything. Time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/life-and-death-matters-yes-and-the-question-of-how-to-behave-in-this/)

[Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/)

> [The places where water comes together with other water. Those places stand out in my mind like holy places.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/the-places-where-water-comes-together-with-other-water-those-places/)

[Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/)

> [A man can go along obeying all the rules and then it don't matter a damn anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/a-man-can-go-along-obeying-all-the-rules-and-then-it-don-t-matter-a/)

[Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/)

> [“You see, this happened a few months ago, but it's still going on right now, and it ought to make us feel ashamed when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/you-see-this-happened-a-few-months-ago-but-it-s-still-going-on-right/)

[Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/)

> [I've crossed some kind of invisible line. I feel as if I've come to a place I never thought I'd have to come to.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/i-ve-crossed-some-kind-of-invisible-line-i-feel-as-if-i-ve-come-to-a/)

[Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/)

> [Art doesn't have to do anything. It just has to be there for the fierce pleasure we take in doing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/art-doesn-t-have-to-do-anything-it-just-has-to-be-there-for-the/)

[Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/)

> [“But here is the thing. When he gets on me, I suddenly feel I am fat. I feel am terrifically fat, so fat that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/but-here-is-the-thing-when-he-gets-on-me-i-suddenly-feel-i-am-fat-i/)

[Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/)

> [There are significant moments in everyone's day that can make literature. That's what you ought to write about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/there-are-significant-moments-in-everyone-s-day-that-can-make/)

[Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/)

> [The fiction Im most interested in has lines of reference to the real world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/the-fiction-im-most-interested-in-has-lines-of-reference-to-the-real/)

[Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/)

> [Don’t complain, don’t explain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/don-t-complain-don-t-explain/)

[Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/)

> [It's strange. You never start out life with the intention of becoming a bankrupt or an alcoholic or a cheat and a thief. Or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/it-s-strange-you-never-start-out-life-with-the-intention-of-becoming/)

[Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/)

> [I am a cigarette with a body attached to it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-carver/i-am-a-cigarette-with-a-body-attached-to-it/)

[Raymond Carver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-carver/)

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