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Raymond Carver was an influential American short story writer, born on May 25, 1938, and died on August 2, 1988. Known for his concise and straightforward style, his works have won the hearts of readers worldwide.

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“It ought to make us feel ashamed when we talk like we know what we're talking about when we talk about love.”

Knows Feels Talking Ought Ashamed

Book:What We Talk About When We Talk About Love

Source: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love

“I've crossed some kind of invisible line. I feel as if I've come to a place I never thought I'd have to come to. And I don't know how I got here. It's a strange place. It's a place where a little harmless dreaming and then some sleepy, early-morning talk has led me into considerations of death and annihilation.”

Ifs Knows Feels Kind Littles Dream Lost Lines Morning Know How Strange Invisible Consideration Insomnia Annihilation Sleepy Early Morning Strange Places

Book:Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories

Source: Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories

“But I can hardly sit still. I keep fidgeting, crossing one leg and then the other. I feel like I could throw off sparks, or break a window--maybe rearrange all the furniture.”

Feels Stills I Can Break Worry Anxiety Window Legs Sparks Furniture Crossings Fidgeting

Book:Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories

Source: Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories

“And what did you want? To call myself beloved, to feel myself beloved on the earth.”

Want Feels Earth Beloved I Love You

Book:All of Us: The Collected Poems

Source: All of Us: The Collected Poems

“My life is going to change. I feel it.”

Feels Life Is

Book:Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories

Source: Where I'm Calling From: Selected Stories

About the Author

Born: May 25, 1938
Died: August 2, 1988
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 104

Books & Sources

Where I'm Calling From: Selected StoriesRelated source material

All of Us: The Collected PoemsRelated source material

What We Talk About When We Talk About LoveRelated source material

CathedralRelated source material

Call If You Need Me: The Uncollected Fiction and Other ProseRelated source material

Conversations with Raymond CarverRelated source material

Fires: Essays, Poems, StoriesRelated source material

Elephant and other storiesRelated source material

Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected StoriesRelated source material

Where Water Comes Together with Other Water: PoemsRelated source material

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