My dad had this rock hard body and would work 12- to 13-hour days. The guys he worked with were scrap-iron guys. Nobody on that road crew had read a book in 10 years, but there was something about the way they lived I really admired. Richard Russo admirebodybook share on social
What comes easiest for me is dialogue. Sometimes when my characters are speaking to me, I have to slow them down so that I'm not simply taking dictation. Richard Russo characterdialoguedictation Change image and share on social
People in small towns, much more than in cities, share a destiny. Richard Russo citydestinypeople Change image and share on social
Cary Grant never won an Oscar, primarily, I suspect, because he made everything look so effortless. Why reward someone for having fun, for being charming? Richard Russo carycharmeffortless Change image and share on social
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 backfindfinish Change image and share on social
I get and read an enormous number of first novels. Richard Russo enormousnovelnumb Change image and share on social
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 characterdepthenter Change image and share on social
Truth be told, I'm not an easy man. I can be an entertaining one, though it's been my experience that most people don't want to be entertained. They want to be comforted. Richard Russo comforteasyentertain Change image and share on social
A short story is something that I think can be intuited and envisioned and held in your mind almost at once. Richard Russo envisionholdintuit Change image and share on social
If my career continues along its current arc, people will probably look at me and see a writer who is obsessed with the relationship between rich and poor and with how the rich somehow or other always manage to betray the poor, even when they don't mean to. Richard Russo arcbetraycareer share on social
