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John Dos Passos Quotes - Page 3

Display advertising and the movies, though they may dull the wits, certainly stimulate the eyes.

Display advertising and the movies, though they may dull the wits, certainly stimulate the eyes.

John Dos Passos (1988). “John Dos Passos: the major nonfictional prose”

Mealtime's the only time I get to devote to the things of the spirit.

John Dos Passos (2013). “The 42nd Parallel”, p.220, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Hemingway always used to bawl me out for including so much topical stuff. He always claimed that was a great mistake, that in fifty years nobody would understand. He may have been right; it's getting to be true.

Discussion session with students at Union College on October 16, 1968. "John Dos Passos: The Major Nonfictional Prose". Book edited by Donald Pizer, 1988.

What's the use, there never was a woman living who could understand political ideas.

John Dos Passos (2013). “1919: Volume Two of the U.S.A. Trilogy”, p.101, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Sex is a slotmachine.

Sex
John Dos Passos (2013). “1919: Volume Two of the U.S.A. Trilogy”, p.151, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

U.S.A. is the speech of the people

1938 U.S. A.,'U.S. A.' (new prologue to collected trilogy).

This ain't a war... It's a goddam whorehouse.

John Dos Passos (2013). “1919: Volume Two of the U.S.A. Trilogy”, p.74, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt