A novel is not a summary of its plot but a collection of instances, of luminous specific details that take us in the direction of the unsaid and unseen.
Needing something is not the same thing as being interested in the thing itself. - Charles Baxter
Needing something is not the same thing as being interested in the thing itself.
- Charles Baxter
A novel is not a summary of its plot but a collection of instances, of luminous specific details that take us in the direction of the unsaid and unse… - Charles Baxter
A novel is not a summary of its plot but a collection of instances, of luminous specific details that take us in the direction of the unsaid and unse…
In truth, there are only two realities: the one for people who are in love or love each other, and the one for people who are standing outside all th… - Charles Baxter
In truth, there are only two realities: the one for people who are in love or love each other, and the one for people who are standing outside all th…
Every relationship has at least one really good day. What I mean is, no matter how sour things go, there's always that day. That day is always in you… - Charles Baxter
Every relationship has at least one really good day. What I mean is, no matter how sour things go, there's always that day. That day is always in you…
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… - Charles Baxter
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…
Forget art. Put your trust in ice cream. - Charles Baxter
Forget art. Put your trust in ice cream.
As my mother once said to me, ‘They’re quite crazy, dear – men are. What you look for is one of them whose insanity is large enough, and calm and gen… - Charles Baxter
As my mother once said to me, ‘They’re quite crazy, dear – men are. What you look for is one of them whose insanity is large enough, and calm and gen…
In February, the overcast sky isn’t gloomy so much as neutral and vague. It’s a significant factor in the common experience of depression among the l… - Charles Baxter
In February, the overcast sky isn’t gloomy so much as neutral and vague. It’s a significant factor in the common experience of depression among the l…
Say what you want about it, Hell is story-friendly... The mechanisms of hell are nicely attuned to the mechanisms of narrative. Not so the pleasures … - Charles Baxter
Say what you want about it, Hell is story-friendly... The mechanisms of hell are nicely attuned to the mechanisms of narrative. Not so the pleasures …
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