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I have to have a character worth caring about. I tend not to start writing books about people I dont have a lot of sympa

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"I have to have a character worth caring about. I tend not to start writing books about people I don't have a lot of sympathy for because I'm just going to be with them too long"

- Richard Russo

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This quote is written / told by Richard Russo somewhere between July 15, 1949 and today. He/she was a famous Novelist from USA. The author also have 30 other quotes.

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