WIST Quotations

Roth, Philip -- Everyman (2006)

Dave — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 18:43:14 +0000

Old age isn’t a battle; old age is a massacre.

Philip Roth (1933-2008) American novelist and short-story writer
Everyman (2006)
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Roth, Philip -- The Facts: A Novelist’s Autobiography, Introductory Letter to Nathan Zuckerman (1988)

Dave — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 21:17:24 +0000

Obviously the facts are never just coming at you but are incorporated by an imagination that is formed by your previous experience. Memories of the past are not memories of facts but memories of your imaginings of the facts.

Philip Roth (1933-2008) American novelist and short-story writer
The Facts: A Novelist’s Autobiography, Introductory Letter to Nathan Zuckerman (1988)
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Zuckerman was Roth's literary alter ego, and narrator of several of Roth's books.

Roth, Philip -- In “Works in Progress,” The New York Times Book Review (1979-07-15)

Dave — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 18:24:40 +0000

The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.

Philip Roth (1933-2008) American novelist and short-story writer
In “Works in Progress,” The New York Times Book Review (1979-07-15)
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