Charles Baxter quotes - page 2

The point is that although love may die, what is said on its behalf cannot be consumed by the passage of time, and forgiveness is everything. (Charles Baxter)
What's agitating about solitude is the inner voice telling you that you should be mated to somebody, that solitude is a mistake. The inner voice doesn't care about who you find. It just keeps pestering you, tormenting you. View quote
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My God, the corruptions of literature. It put all these notions into our heads. View quote
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There's nothing to talk about to strangers anymore, if you know what I mean. Everything I want to say, I say to her. View quote
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I feel quite at home writing short stories but nervous and anxious when writing novels, as if the bad time of consecutive failures might arise again. View quote
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When readers don't like the book, it's usually because they feel that romantic love is pass or somehow needs more irony. View quote
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It's better to be nominated for awards than not to be nominated for them, but of course to some degree such awards [National Book Award] are always subjective. View quote
Charles Baxter

Charles Baxter

Occupation: Author
Quotes count: 32

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