• 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.

    Charles Baxter: 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.