I'm not sure that it's possible to write...... Quote by "Tom Perrotta"

I'm not sure that it's possible to write a novel about people who don't transgress or stumble, people who don't surprise themselves with the things they do, people who can explain all their actions with perfect logical consistency. At least it's not possible for me to write that sort of novel.
— Tom Perrotta

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Other Quotes by "Tom Perrotta"

The few times I've tried to write original screenplays, it's a difficult process because I just don't feel like I know the characters the way I know them after the year or two it takes to write a novel.
— Tom Perrotta

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I've been a little bit obsessed with religion, without being a religious person, for about a decade.
— Tom Perrotta

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I did a lot of reading of the Bible and became fascinated with the idea of the Rapture. It's pretty wild. I hadn't heard of it until I was in college.
— Tom Perrotta

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I used to describe myself as a comic novelist, but my concerns seem to have darkened over the past few years.
— Tom Perrotta

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My mythic version of America is very much about parents and children, and in my experience, the suburban setting is where that particular drama plays out. Which isn't to say that there aren't parents and children in cities or on farms. I just don't know them.
— Tom Perrotta

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