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Truth Quote by Richard Russo

“The sad, fucking truth was that no matter who you are, you never, ever, get your fill.” quote by Richard Russo — Download Open image

““The sad, fucking truth was that no matter who you are, you never, ever, get your fill.””

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“The problem with the contemplative life was that there was no end to contemplation, no fixed time limit after which thought had to be…

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“That, very simply, was what adulthood must be all about—acquiring the skill to bury things more deeply. Out of sight and, whenever possible, out…

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That afternoon I came to understand that one of the deepest purposes of intellectual sophistication is to provide distance between us and our most…

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Movies have to handle time very efficiently. They're about stringing scenes together in the present. Novels aren't necessarily about that.

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When authors who write literary fiction begin to write screenplays, everybody assumes that's the end. Here's another who's never going to write well again.

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“There was something about spending money they didn't really have that made him optimistic about more coming in.”

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I just speak the truth. I keep it real.

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