Richard Russo
Richard Russo
Richard Russois an American novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and teacher...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth15 July 1949
CountryUnited States of America
fool delighted
I'm delighted by how Nobody's Fool turned out. It was a rare movie.
writing thinking class
I've never written nearly as much about place as people seem to think I do. I just write about class.
class theme endure
If there's an enduring theme in my work, it's probably the effects of class on American life.
suicide kids thinking
I think a lot of what is going on with kids who get pushed too far and attempt either murder or suicide is that they are trying to deal with their own non-existence for the people who are supposed to care most for them.
two knowing different
Knowing and knowing what to do about it were two different things.
answers substitutes
...aware, as always, that the truth isn't much of substitute for a good answer.
thinking sight skills
My God, he couldn't help thinking, how terrible it is to be that age, to have emotions so near the surface that the slightest turbulence causes them to boil over. That, very simply, was what adulthood must be all about -- acquiring the skill to bury things more deeply. Out of sight and, whenever possible, out of mind.
judging ability capability
You can't possibly judge your ability to control something until you've experienced the extremes of its capabilities. Do you understand?
teacher retirement teaching
Since her retirement from teaching Miss Beryl's health had in many respects greatly improved, despite her advancing years. An eighth-grade classroom was an excellent place to snag whatever was in the air in the way of illness. Also depression, which, Miss Beryl believed, in conjunction with guilt, opened the door to illness. Miss Beryl didn't know any teachers who weren't habitually guilty and depressed-guilty they hadn't accomplished more with their students, depressed that very little more was possible.
ducks example professors
Who but an English professor would threaten to kill a duck a day and hold up a goose as an example?
book hard-times order
Some authors have a very hard time understanding that in order to be faithful to the spirit of the book, it's almost always impossible to remain faithful to the text. You have to make changes.
character understanding depth
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.
writing self views
I was pretty dead set against ever writing an academic novel. It's always been my view that there are already more than enough academic novels and that most of them aren't any good. Most of them are self-conscious and bitter, the work of people who want to settle grudges.
theme
Ultimately, your # theme will find you. You don't have to go looking for it.