"Structure is one of the things that I always hope will reveal itself to me." ― Richard Russo Topic(s): Hope More From Richard Russo "You just kind of have faith. If that sounds kind of mystical, it’s because I really don’t know how it works, but I trust that it does. I try to write the way I read, in order to find out what happens next." "I think the darker aspect of my fiction-or anybody’s fiction-is by its very nature somehow easier to talk about." "At the risk of appearing disingenuous, I don’t really think of myself as ‘writing humor.’ I’m simply reporting on the world I observe, which is frequently hilarious." More In Hope "What can I know? What ought I to do? What can I hope?"― Immanuel Kant "I had in mind a message, although I hope it doesn’t intrude too badly, persuading Americans, and especially Southerners, of the critical importance of land and our vanishing natural environment and wildlife."― E. O. Wilson "Instead of getting married again, I’m going to find a woman I don’t like and give her a house."― Lewis Grizzard