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Russell Smith Quotes

In the best stories, people are morally complex; they are flawed. We read them because the world is flawed, and we want to see it truthfully represented. And because it can be thrilling to be shocked and upset, and even to feel, for chilling moments, what it's like to be a bad person.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: canadian
Birth: August 2, 1963

Topics

Best People World Feel Moments Bad

I reached the point where I actually enjoyed the umpiring more than playing.

More Point Playing Where Than

I think too many people edit themselves way too soon. There's plenty of time to edit, and it is a crucial part of it all, too.

Time People Think Way Soon Edit

Farmers, merchants, manufacturers, and the traveling public have all had their troubles with the transportation lines, and the difficulties to which these struggles have given rise have produced that problem which is even now apparently far from solution.

Problem Solution Transportation Rise

There are only individual people, different individual people, with their own individual lives. Using one of these people for the benefit of others uses him and benefits the others. Nothing more. What happens is that something is done to him for the sake of others. Talk of an overall social good covers this up.

Good People Done Nothing Talk More

I'm definitely an independent person, and I don't need boyfriends all the time.

Time Person Independent Need

A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight.

Robertson Davies

Morning Age Great Light Old Age

I never thought, growing up, I'd be a TV host.

Growing Up Thought Growing Never Up

We always go out looking for live music after our shows.

Live Music Looking Go Always Out

During the course of any normal day, I usually pay more attention to assembling a grocery list than I do to reading movie reviews, although there are a more than a few film critics who bring huge insight to their work.

Work Day Reading Attention Insight

I think anybody in our - in the, in the national security apparatus has, has got to take full cognizance of their responsibility for the safeguarding of classified information.

Responsibility Think Information Take

Do people absolutely need the arts to get by day-to-day? You can make that claim, but they also really need a lot of things before that.

Jason Alexander

People You Need Things Arts Get

I'd never go under the knife because I have a phobia of needles.

Jasmine Guinness

Go Knife Never Because Phobia

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