“ As the poet says, all happy couples are alike, it's the unhappy ones who create the stories. I'm no longer a story. Happiness has made me fade into real life. ”
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“ When all the details fit in perfectly, something is probably wrong with the story. ”
- Charles Baxter- Copy
“ When I'm writing, I'm waiting to see somebody, and I'm waiting to hear them. It's almost like conjuring spirits out of the air, using your own imaginative instability. ”
- Charles Baxter- Copy
“ The twentieth century has built up a powerful set of intellectual shortcuts and devices that help us defend ourselves against moments when clouds suddenly appear to think. ”
- Charles Baxter- Copy
“ If you want to see the consequences of ideas, write a story. If you want to see the consequences of belief, write a story in which somebody is acting on the ideas or beliefs that she has. ”
- Charles Baxter- Copy
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