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> [I'd never really found a place in the outside world, but had stayed away too long to fit in at home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-offutt/i-d-never-really-found-a-place-in-the-outside-world-but-had-stayed/)

[Chris Offutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-offutt/)

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## More by Chris Offutt

> [“Reading wasn't an attempt to educate myself. It was my chief escape from a world that, although gorgeous in landscape and rich with mountain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-offutt/reading-wasn-t-an-attempt-to-educate-myself-it-was-my-chief-escape/)

[Chris Offutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-offutt/)

> [“The state called it recidivism, but as the old cons said, Baker was doing life on the installment plan.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-offutt/the-state-called-it-recidivism-but-as-the-old-cons-said-baker-was/)

[Chris Offutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-offutt/)

> [I'd never really found a place in the outside world, but had stayed away too long to fit in at home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-offutt/i-d-never-really-found-a-place-in-the-outside-world-but-had-stayed/)

[Chris Offutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-offutt/)

> [“Vaughn nodded. Lije steaded himself and looked into the woods. "Never could abide no roof." "Ours ain't the best," Vaughn said. "Leaks come spring."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-offutt/vaughn-nodded-lije-steaded-himself-and-looked-into-the-woods-never/)

[Chris Offutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-offutt/)

> [“Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to never was there, and where you are is no good unless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-offutt/where-you-come-from-is-gone-where-you-thought-you-were-going-to-never-3/)

[Chris Offutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-offutt/)

> [The secret is to start a story near the ending.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-offutt/the-secret-is-to-start-a-story-near-the-ending/)

[Chris Offutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-offutt/)

> [“If you've used adverbs, look at them carefully. Adverbs are the weakest words; verbs are the strongest. Many, many times I've found that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-offutt/if-you-ve-used-adverbs-look-at-them-carefully-adverbs-are-the-weakest/)

[Chris Offutt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-offutt/)

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