Novels ought to have hope; at least, American novels ought to have hop…

Anne Lamott
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Novels ought to have hope; at least, American novels ought to have hope. French novels don't need to. We mostly win wars, they lose them. Of course, they did hide more Jews than many other countries, and this is a form of winning. ✨ Anne Lamott (2007). Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, p.51, Anchor
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