Best Richard Russo Quotations
- It's possible to overlook character flaws of in-laws for the simple reason that you feel neither responsible for them nor genetically implicated. Character
- What if all everybody needed in the world was to be sure of one friend? What if you were the one, and you refused to… All
- There are a great many sins in this world, none of them original. Great
- He looks like he could be taken in a fight. Not by me, but by somebody. Not anyone in Humanities, probably. Anyone
- I’ve always known that there’s more going on inside me than finds its way into the world, but this is probably true of everyone. Who… Always Known
- ...aware, as always, that the truth isn't much of substitute for a good answer. Answer
- My God, he couldn't help thinking, how terrible it is to be that age, to have emotions so near the surface that the slightest turbulence… Acquiring
- They stayed, many of them, because staying was easier and less scary than leaving, Easier
- You can't possibly judge your ability to control something until you've experienced the extremes of its capabilities. Do you understand? Ability
- The world is divided between kids who grow up wanting to be their parents and those like us, who grow up wanting to be anything… Divided
- Go to it. Be bold. Be true. Be kind. Rotate your tires. Don't drink so much. There aren't going to be enough liver transplants to… Bold
- Writers are people who put pen to paper every day. Day
- The deepest failures any fiction writer is likely to have are failures of not quite comprehending the truth of the story that he or she… Any
- Usually by the time I finish a book tour I've just about had it with the book. Book
- What comes easiest for me is dialogue. Sometimes when my characters are speaking to me, I have to slow them down so that I'm not… Characters
- What does it feel like to be a parent? What does it feel like to be a child? And that's what stories do. They bring… Always Different
- When I look back over my novels what I find is that when I think I'm finished with a theme, I'm generally not. And usually… Find