Who but an English professor would threaten to kill a duck a day and hold up a goose as an example?
Richard RussoWere it not for Occam's Razor, which always demands simplicity, I'd be tempted to believe that human beings are more influenced by distant causes than immediate ones. This would especially be true of overeducated people, who are capable of thinking past the immediate, of becoming obsessed by the remote. It's the old stuff, the conflicts we've never come to terms with, that sneaks up on us, half forgotten, insisting upon action.
Richard RussoPeople who imagine themselves to be self-made seldom enjoy examining the process of manufacture in detail.
Richard RussoGo to it. Be bold. Be true. Be kind. Rotate your tires. Don't drink so much. There aren't going to be enough liver transplants to go around.
Richard Russo