Movies have to handle time very efficiently. They're about stringing scenes together in the present. Novels aren't necessarily about that. (Richard Russo)

Movies have to handle time very efficiently. They're about stringing scenes together in the present. Novels aren't necessarily about that.

Richard Russo

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