Quote by Richard Russo

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

— Richard Russo

“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…

— Richard Russo

“Miles couldn't help admiring women for their ability to dismiss the evidence of their senses. If that's what explained it. If it wasn't simply…

— Richard Russo

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

— Richard Russo

“Lucy, who apparently had no idea his girlfriend's father held him in such low regard, agreed with Noonan that he was pushing the envelope,…

— Richard Russo

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

— Richard Russo

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.

— Richard Russo

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

— Richard Russo

Some authors have a very hard time understanding that in order to be faithful to the spirit of the book, it's almost always impossible…

— Richard Russo

HBO is really famous for hiring good people and staying out of their way until they ask for help, or need it. And that…

— Richard Russo

I don't think there's a shortage of material in the world. Or in my head. I just pray for continued good health, because I've…

— Richard Russo

Where was the middle ground between a sense of adventure and just plain sense?

— Richard Russo