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“A well-told Story is a gift to the reader/listener/viewer because it teaches them how to confront their own discomforts.”
― The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know
― The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know

“It is very rarely that a middle-aged man finds an author who gives him, what he knew so often in his teens and twenties, the sense of having opened a new door.”
― On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature
― On Stories: And Other Essays on Literature

“When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. When we oppress others, we end up oppressing ourselves. All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others.”
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“Our plans for the future made us laugh and feel close, but those same plans somehow made anything more than temporary between us seem impossible. It was the first time I’d ever had the feeling of missing someone I was still with.”
― The Coast of Chicago: Stories
― The Coast of Chicago: Stories

Latin American literature rose to particular prominence during the second half of the 20th century, largely thanks to the international success of the ...more

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