I feel quite at home writing short stories but nervous and anxious when writing novels, as if the bad time of consecutive failures might arise again. (Charles Baxter)

I feel quite at home writing short stories but nervous and anxious when writing novels, as if the bad time of consecutive failures might arise again.

Charles Baxter

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