There is such a thing as the poetry of a mistake, and when you say, "Mistakes were made," you deprive an action of its poetry, and you sound like a weasel.
Charles BaxterYou are a real find and you keep me satisfied, up to a point. After all, I'm a malcontent and you can't change that.
Charles BaxterThere's nothing to talk about to strangers anymore, if you know what I mean. Everything I want to say, I say to her.
Charles BaxterIn February, the overcast sky isnโt gloomy so much as neutral and vague. Itโs a significant factor in the common experience of depression among the locals. The snow crunches under your boots and clings to your trousers, to the cuffs, and once youโre inside, the snow clings to you psyche, and eventually you have to go to the doctor. The past soaks into you in this weather because the present is missing almost entirely.
Charles Baxter