R. > R.'s Quotes

“Read. Read. Read. Write. Write. Write.”
― Ernest J. Gaines, Interview

“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.”
― Flannery O'Connor

“Read, read, read. Read everything -- trash, classics, good and bad, and see how they do it. Just like a carpenter who works as an apprentice and studies the master. Read! You'll absorb it.
Then write. If it's good, you'll find out. If it's not, throw it out of the window.”
― William Faulkner

“A story is the shortest distance between a human being and the truth.”
― Anthony de Mello

“All we have to do as people is keep teaching children to read, and the rest will more than likely take care of itself.”
― Larry Brown