"I'm not interested in plots. I'm interested only in the characterization of people and what they do."

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Source : Erskine Caldwell (1988). “Conversations with Erskine Caldwell”, p.182, Univ. Press of Mississippi

Erskine Caldwell

#People Quotes #Plot Quotes #Not Interested Quotes

“The plaintiff cannot dive into the secret recesses of his (the defendant's) heart.”
“Plunge into the truth, find out who the Teacher is, Believe in the Great Sound!”
“I just know that I could never spend a winter in Chicago or some place like that. Im just not a cold weather person.”
“Feminism doesn't mean hating pink, make-up and high heels!”
“There is an atmosphere of well-sounding oratory that likes to attach itself to dress clothes. Away with it!”
“We're much alike, bee, you and me," I said. "You may carry your pack underneath you and your rifle may stick out of your bottom. But you and me, bee, are much alike.”
“The poorest man in the world is a man without a dream.”
“Whatever story you want to tell, tell it at the right size.”

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