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“ The twentieth century has built up a powerful set of intellectual shortcuts and devices that help us defend ourselves against moments when clouds suddenly appear to think. ”

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Ethics is a dream.

~ Charles Baxter

As the poet says, all happy couples are alike, it's the unhappy ones who create the stories. I'm no longer a story. Happiness has made me fade into real life.

~ Charles Baxter

When all the details fit in perfectly, something is probably wrong with the story.

~ Charles Baxter

When I'm writing, I'm waiting to see somebody, and I'm waiting to hear them. It's almost like conjuring spirits out of the air, using your own imaginative instability.

~ Charles Baxter