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Quote by Charles Baxter

“At its best, fiction is not a diversion but a means of knowing the world.”

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Charles Baxter is an American author born on May 13, 1947. His works are known for their delicate psychological portrayals and unique narrative style, primarily focusing on short stories and novels. more

“A deeply felt novel . . . The Story of Forgetting offers us both solace and illumination. Stefan Merrill Block possesses a singular mix of imagination, compassion, and scientific understanding; he is equally gifted at spinning fantastic tales as he is at bringing genetic histories to vivid life.”

Stories Felt Understanding Imagination Forget Compassion Novel Offers Tales Block Fantastic Gifted Vivid Spinning Illumination Solace

Author:Sarah Shun-lien Bynum

“I enjoy shooting. Around where I live, it's something you do for entertainment once in a while, you go out and shoot targets.”

Enjoy Entertainment Shooting Target

Author:Bonnie Jo Campbell

“And it's exactly what's wrong with the radio. It's like...anything that tries to appeal to everybody always ends up sounding so cheap.”

Trying Ends Radio Appeals

Book:Office Girl

Source: Office Girl

“Our worlds are so momentary. We are along all our lives and then go off that way as well.”

World Way Wells Our Lives Our World Momentary

Author:Joe Meno

“The world of evil is only as evil as we allow it to be.”

World Evil

Author:Joe Meno

“I have always admired the work of Phil Farmer and was glad for the chance to work with him. Readers today may be too young to remember his classics like The Lovers.”

May Today Remember Young Chance Reader Lovers Glad Farmers

Author:Piers Anthony

“Imagination is a place where all the important answers live.”

Important Imagination Answers

Author:Joe Meno

“Potluck Supper with Meeting to Follow is a marvel, deftly examining the connections between art and everyday life. Andy Sturdevant's lively, unique inquiries into trust fund kids, co-opted flags, gubernatorial portraits, art in second-tier cities, and Upper Midwestern esoterica, brim with both wit and humor.”

Art Kids Cities Unique Connections Meetings Everyday Wit Fund Flags Portraits Everyday Life Inquiry Lively Examining Supper Trust Funds Wit And Humor Potluck

Author:Joe Meno

“If ever I were to have a symbol attributed to me, it would be a heart, the outline!”

Ifs Heart Would Be Symbols Outlines

Author:Rudolph Valentino

“We must devastate the avenues where the wealthy live”

Wealthy Avenues

Author:Lucy Parsons

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