A lot of my characters in all of my books have a self-destructive urge…

Richard Russo
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A lot of my characters in all of my books have a self-destructive urge. They'll do precisely the thing that they know is wrong, take a perverse delight in doing the wrong thing. ✨ FaceBook post byRichard Russo from May 29, 2011
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A lot of my characters in all of my books have a self-destructive urge. They'll do precisely the thing that they know is wrong, take a perverse delight in doing the wrong thing. ✨ FaceBook post byRichard Russo from May 29, 2011

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