If the characters are not alive to me, it doesn't matter how good the sentences are. It just becomes all cake and no frosting. (Amy Bloom)

If the characters are not alive to me, it doesn't matter how good the sentences are. It just becomes all cake and no frosting.

Amy Bloom

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