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The idea that there are good people and bad people is not the way to proceed in fiction. What you need to do is find an interest in all people.

Joseph Epstein

La Rochefoucauld is an impressive character. While being deeply cynical in trying to get to the core of human nature, especially that part of human nature that most people would want to hide, he is also amused by the spectacle.

Joseph Epstein

The essay seems to be thriving at the moment. This may just be because there are a number of people right now who are fairly good at writing this strange form. Then again, it may have something to do with the fact that fiction is losing some of its prestige, which is not something that pleases me.

Joseph Epstein