Authors:

Padgett Powell Quotes

Life is a sandwich of activity between two periods of bed-wetting.

Life is a sandwich of activity between two periods of bed-wetting.

Padgett Powell (2010). “The Interrogative Mood”, p.23, Profile Books

Conversations are the most direct way to connect with people.

Interview with Royal Young, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 30, 2012.

That's part of fiction, creating a world better than the one you live in.

Interview with Royal Young, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 30, 2012.

Heavy booze is a big time vacation, but you come back with a headache.

Interview with Royal Young, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 30, 2012.

Is a gesture of charity genuine or is it a kind of deep moral tax write-off?

Padgett Powell (2010). “The Interrogative Mood”, p.15, Profile Books

I don't know any more about America than one knows being trapped in it.

Interview with Royal Young, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 30, 2012.

If I tell you that I have robbed a bank, prepare the correct reaction.

Padgett Powell (2012). “The Imperative Mood”, p.1, Profile Books