A Quote by Steve Almond and Why I Like It

K. Kris Loomis 📚
Sep 8, 2018 · 3 min read

A Writer’s Quote Series: Episode Ten

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This quote by the prolific short story writer and essayist, Steve Almond, caught my eye this week.

“All readers come to fiction as willing accomplices to your lies. Such is the basic goodwill contract made the moment we pick up a work of fiction.”

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K. Kris Loomis 📚

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Writer, bibliophile, yogini, chess geek, player of Beethoven and Scriabin. Más cafe, por favor! Find out more about Kris at https://manylink.co/@kkrisloomis

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