Literature Quotes - Page 5

Nothing truly convincing - which would possess thoroughness, vigor, and skill - has been written against the ancients as yet; especially not against their poetry.

Perhaps when distant people on other planets pick up some wavelength of ours all they hear is a continuous scream.

I've been as bad an influence on American literature as anyone I can think of.

I gave in, and admitted that God was God.

A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won't notice it when someone else does.

Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.

Where there is mystery, it is generally suspected there must also be evil.

We are no longer puppets being manipulated by outside powerful forces: we become the powerful force ourselves.

Drab Habitation of Whom? Tabernacle or Tomb - or Dome of Worm - or Porch of Gnome - or some Elf's Catacomb?

The laughter of the aphorism is sometimes triumphant, but seldom carefree.

While Americans have heard of Darfur and think we should be doing more there, they aren't actually angry at the president about inaction

No one who loves life can ignore literature, and no one who loves literature can ignore life.

Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved.

Most of American life consists of driving somewhere and then returning home, wondering why the hell you went.

You may find many contradictory statements and philosophies within my writings. However, to this I will say such is life, for life is full of contradictions.

The weight of the world is love. Under the burden of solitude, under the burden of dissatisfaction.

It really is quite remarkable that Darfur has become a household name. I am gratified that's the case.

All that happens is that the destruction of human beings - unless they're Americans - is called collateral damage.

Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense.

Do not let a flattering woman coax and wheedle you and deceive you; she is after your barn.

There is no such thing as a homosexual or a heterosexual person. There are only homo- or heterosexual acts. Most people are a mixture of impulses if not practices.

The mediation by the serpent was necessary. Evil can seduce man, but cannot become man.

The United Nations has become a largely irrelevant, if not positively destructive institution, and the just-released U.N. report on the atrocities in Darfur, Sudan, proves the point.

Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.

Never be ashamed! There's some who'll hold it against you, but they're not worth bothering with.