The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. — Mark Twain
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The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most fiction is that you want them all to land in hell together, as quickly as possible.

— Mark Twain
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