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Richard Russo is an American novelist born on July 15, 1949. His works are known for their vivid portrayal of life in the American Midwest, earning him widespread acclaim for their nuanced emotions and profound social insight.

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“When authors who write literary fiction begin to write screenplays, everybody assumes that's the end. Here's another who's never going to write well again.”

Writing Wells Ends Fiction Assuming Screenplays

Author:Richard Russo

“In the end it all came down to companionship, to friendship, to sacrifice, to compromise.”

Ends Sacrifice Compromise Companionship

Author:Richard Russo

“Stories worked much the same way . . . A false note at the beginning was much more costly than one nearer the end because early errors were part of the foundation.”

Way Ends Stories Foundation Errors Notes

Book:That Old Cape Magic

Source: That Old Cape Magic

“When I start getting close to the end of a novel, something registers in the back of my mind for the next novel, so that I usually don't write, or take notes. And I certainly don't begin. I just allow things to percolate for a while.”

Writing Mind Ends Next Novel Notes Register Of My Mind

Author:Richard Russo

About the Author

Born: July 15, 1949
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 114

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