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1. "The novels we read allow us to encounter possible persons, versions of ourselves hat we would never see, never permit ourselves to see, never permit ourselves to become, in places we can never go and might not care to, while assuring that we get to return home again" ~ Thomas C. Foster

2. "His argument runs like this: there is no goodness without free will. Without the ability to freely choose-or reject-the good, an individual possesses no control over his own soul, and without that control, there is not possibility of attaining grace. In the language of Christianity, a beliver cannot be saved unless the choice to follow Christ is freely made, unless the option not to follow him genuinely exists. Compelled belief is no belief at all." ~ Thomas C. Foster

3. "When it's over, we may feel wooed, adored, appreciated, or abused, but it will have been an affair to remember." ~ Thomas C. Foster

4. "Education is mostly about institutions and getting tickets stamped; learning is what we do for ourselves. When we're lucky, they go together. If I had to choose, I'd take learning." ~ Thomas C. Foster

5. "A novel is a made-up work about made-up people in a made-up place, all of which is very real." ~ Thomas C. Foster

6. "So what did you think the devil would look like? If he were red with a tail, horns, and cloven hooves, any fool could say no." ~ Thomas C. Foster

7. "Someone had to go first, show that there was a life to be recorded here, that this place, this new set of possibilities, could inspire a new literature. Cooper set the signpost on the road, and hearty travelers have been following it ever since." ~ Thomas C. Foster

8. "we accept fictions as fictions, as things that might be true in their world, if not quite in ours." ~ Thomas C. Foster

9. "We have to bring our imaginations to bear on a story if we are to see all it's possibilitiess; otherwise it's just about somebody who did something. Whatever we take away from stories in the way of significance, symbolism, theme, meaning, pretty much anything except character and plot, we discover because our imagination engages with that of the author. Pretty amazing when you consider that the author may have been dead for thousands of years, yet we can still have this exchange, this dialogue, with her." ~ Thomas C. Foster

10. "The process of dehuminazing the locals was under way, and it had very little to do with veracity. The Puritan narratives would continue that process and bring the devil into the mix. At least John Smith didn't think Satan was involved." ~ Thomas C. Foster

11. "A novel without readers is still a novel. It has meaning, since it has had at least one reader, the person who wrote it. Its range of meanings, however, is quite limited. Add readers, add meaning." ~ Thomas C. Foster

12. "characters as rich and complex as those we believe ourselves to be" ~ Thomas C. Foster

13. "Ishmael Reed" ~ Thomas C. Foster

14. "Going After Cacciato" ~ Thomas C. Foster

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A woman's magazine quiz:Question: You decide to do the dread deed and just as things are starting to get hot he comes, rolls over, and asks, "Was it good for you?"You:a. Say, "God, yes! That was the best seventeen seconds of my life"b. Say, "Sure, as good as it gets for me with a man."c. Put a Certs in your navel and say, "That's for you, Mr. Bunnyman. You can have it on your way back up, after the job is finished"
Author: Christopher Moore