A metaphor cannot be paraphrased

- Percival Everett

Often one finds surprises in a novel, but it is rare to find a novel that is a surprise. Richard Melo's 'Happy Talk' is just that. It is like a colli…

- Percival Everett

Why will I bury you? So that one day I might disturb your grave.

- Percival Everett

Elisabeth Sheffield's new novel is multilayered, smart, beautifully written, and funny. I was taken in by the first paragraph and held firmly through…

- Percival Everett

Everybody should read fiction… I don’t think serious fiction is written for a few people. I think we live in a stupid culture that won’t educate its …

- Percival Everett

Read. Always read. No one can take that away from you.

- Percival Everett

It's okay to love something bigger than yourself without fearing it. Anything worth loving is bigger than we are anyway.

- Percival Everett