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I think that if people are instructed about anything, it should be about the nature of cruelty. And about why people behave so cruelly to each other. And what kind of satisfactions they derive from it. And why there is always a cost, and a price to be paid.
— Richard Russo
Tags: always, think, people, nature

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You can be interested in a Jane Smiley novel whether or not anyone says a word. She enters into her characters' thoughts with great understanding and depth.
— Richard Russo
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People in small towns, much more than in cities, share a destiny.
— Richard Russo
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When I look back over my novels what I find is that when I think I'm finished with a theme, I'm generally not. And usually themes will recur from novel to novel in odd, new guises.
— Richard Russo
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Even at its most perceptive, sociology deals in abstractions.
— Richard Russo
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I never worry about people not taking my work seriously as a result of the humor. In the end, the comic's best trick is the illusion that comedy is effortless. That people imagine what he's doing is easy is an occupational hazard.
— Richard Russo
Tags: humor, people, work, best
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