Writing is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as the headlights, but you make the whole trip that way.
E. L. Doctorow (1931-2015) American author, editor
Writers at Work, 8th ed., ed. by George Plimpton (1988)
Quotations by:
Doctorow, E. L.
The philosophical conservative is someone willing to pay the price of other people’s suffering for his principles.
E. L. Doctorow (1931-2015) American author, editor
Commencement address, Brandeis University (21 May 1989)