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
It's no secret that in my books I'm trying to make the comic and the serious rub up against each other just as closely and uncomfortably as I can. Richard Russo bookcloselycomic 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
My books are elegiac in the sense that they're odes to a nation that even I sometimes think may not exist anymore except in my memory and my imagination. Richard Russo anymorebookelegiac Change image and share on social
I think it would be harder for me not to write comedy because the comic view of things is the one that comes most naturally to me. Richard Russo comedycomichard Change image and share on social
What does it feel like to be a parent? What does it feel like to be a child? And that's what stories do. They bring you there. They offer a dramatic explanation, which is always different from an expository explanation. Richard Russo bringchilddramatic share on social
If you work at comedy too laboriously, you can kill what's funny in the joke. Richard Russo comedyfunnyjoke Change image and share on social
By ignoring a lot of American culture you can write more interesting stories. Unfortunately, if you were writing about America as it is, you'd be writing about a lot of people sitting in front of television sets. Richard Russo americaamericanculture share on social
