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

Bird by Bird · October 1, 1995 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Anne Lamott (born 10 April 1954) is an American novelist and non-fiction writer.

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