Chris Crutcher

(1946) Writer United States

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Chris Crutcher is a writer from the United States, best known for Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes.

Quick Facts About Chris Crutcher

Born: July 17, 1946
Nationality: United States
Profession: Writer
Notable works: Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes

About Chris Crutcher

Chris Crutcher is an American novelist and a family therapist. He received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2000 for his lifetime contribution in writing for teens.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Margaret Edwards Award Washington State Book Award

Quotes by Chris Crutcher · Page 4

“There isn't an entity in the universe that does not know about love.”

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Love

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“Comedy is tragedy standing on its head with its pants down.”

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Comedy

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“I know the answer to the question now, by the way: why bad things happen to good people and good things happen…

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Bad people

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...racist thought and action says far more about the person they come from than the person they are directed at.

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Action

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“You know, Bo, there is a feeling, in that instant following some life-changing tragedy, that you can actually step back over that…

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Time

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“ I believe there is important shit to be dealt with. ”

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Dealing with it

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“Leave me alone, you big fat shitburger!”

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...the Magnificent Seven consisted of one swimmer of color, a representative from each extreme of the educational spectrum, a muscle man, a…

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Blue

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There is no Jesus without Judas, no Martin Luther King, Jr., without the Klan; no Ali without Joe Frazier; no freedom without…

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Adversity

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“Talking with Elaine like that, with no judgment from her or anything, seemed to bring my feelings more to the surface so…

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Friendship

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Chris Crutcher by topic

Life (16) Thinking (13) Time (8)