"A couple years ago, the novelist Russell Banks……" — Richard Russo

A couple years ago, the novelist Russell Banks told me he was… - Richard Russo

"A couple years ago, the novelist Russell Banks told me he was reading the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. I asked why. He said, 'Because I've always wanted to and am tired of having my reading assigned.' I thought it was a marvelous declaration of independence."

— Richard Russo

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