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John Lancaster Spalding

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We are more disturbed by a calamity which threatens us than by one which has befallen us.

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I was the first critic ever to win a Tony – for co-authoring ‘Elaine Stritch at Liberty.’ Criticism is a life without risk; the critic is risking his opinion, the maker is risking his life. It’s a humbling thought but important for the critic to keep it in mind – a thought he can only know if he’s made something himself.

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One of the things I have noticed about my novels is that they all concern people who can’t quite bring themselves to tell the truth about their own lives… I’ve come to realise that this interest in damaged, untellable stories comes from my parents.

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May 3, 2024

One of the things I have noticed about my novels is that they all concern people who can’t quite bring themselves to tell the truth about their own lives… I’ve come to realise that this interest in damaged, untellable stories comes from my parents.

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May 3, 2024

I was the first critic ever to win a Tony – for co-authoring ‘Elaine Stritch at Liberty.’ Criticism is a life without risk; the critic is risking his opinion, the maker is risking his life. It’s a humbling thought but important for the critic to keep it in mind – a thought he can only know if he’s made something himself.

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