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Quote by Richard Russo
My books are elegiac in the sense that theyre odes to a nation tha

My books are elegiac in the sense that theyre odes to a nation that even I sometimes think may not exist anymore except in my memory and my imagination. – Richard Russo

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You just kind of have faith. If that sounds kind of mystical, its because I really dont know how it works, but I trust that it does. I try to write the way I read, in order to find out what happens next. – Richard Russo

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I dont think theres a shortage of material in the world. Or in my head. I just pray for continued good health, because Ive got other stories to tell. – Richard Russo

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At the risk of appearing disingenuous, I dont really think of myself as writing humor. Im simply reporting on the world I observe, which is frequently hilarious. – Richard Russo

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We imagine that we want to escape our selfish and commonplace existence, but we cling desperately to our chains. – Anne Sullivan Macy

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I never did very well in math – I could never seem to persuade the teacher that I hadnt meant my answers literally. – Calvin Trillin

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Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young. – W. Somerset Maugham

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She kept asking me if the stories were true. I kept asking her if it mattered. We finally gave up. She was looking for a place to stand and I wanted a place to fly. – Brian Andreas, Mostly True: Collected Stories and Drawings, 1993

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Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference to the whole truth is maintained. But what matters is not what is witty but what is true. – Albert Schweitzer

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If you have abandoned one faith, do not abandon all faith. There is always an alternative to the faith we lose. Or is it the same faith under another mask? – Graham Greene

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Everybody except us is running for governor. – Barry Gray

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