Charles Baxter, Burning Down The House: Essays On Fiction Quotes
Needing something is not the same thing as being interested in the thing itself.
When all the details fit in perfectly, something is probably wrong with the story.
The twentieth century has built up a powerful set of intellectual shortcuts and devices that help us defend ourselves against moments when clouds suddenly appear to think.
There is such a thing as the poetry of a mistake, and when you say, "Mistakes were made, " you deprive an action of its poetry, and you sound like a weasel.
After all, addiction is just the last stage of consumerism.