I don't think that most women have to prove that they're real women. You live long enough, you graduate to being real.
Charles BaxterI 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.
Charles BaxterYou know, there's something heartsick about parties like this. Look at us. We're all pretending to be smart, as if intelligence were the cure for our anguish.
Charles BaxterWhen youโre in love you donโt have to do a damn thing. You can just be. You can just stay quiet in the world. You donโt have to move an inch.
Charles Baxter