“You don't read Gatsby, I said, to learn whether adultery is good or bad
but to learn about how complicated issues such as adultery and fidelity
and marriage are. A great novel heightens your senses and sensitivity
to the complexities of life and of individuals, and prevents you from
the self-righteousness that sees morality in fixed formulas about good
and evil.”
―
Azar Nafisi,
Reading Lolita in Tehran
“Poetry, plays, novels, music, they are the cry of the human spirit trying to understand itself and make sense of our world.”
―
Laura Malone Elliott,
Annie, Between the States
“In writing a novel, when in doubt, have two guys come through the door with guns.”
―
Raymond Chandler
FYI...
11 years ago
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