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The truth is that I'm never sure how any of my books will be received, and because I can be thin-skinned, I try not to read too many reviews when a book first comes out.

"Off the Page: Charles Baxter". Interview with Carole Burns, www.washingtonpost.com. October 16, 2003.
The truth is that I'm never sure how any of my books will be received, and because I can be thin-skinned, I try not to read too many reviews when a book first comes out.