Philip Roth Quotes

I'm not angry; I write about angry characters. When I'm doing that, I'm happy. Just like when I'm writing about Mickey Sabbath being lustful, I'm not feeling lustful; I'm happy.

Philip Roth

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: novelist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 19, 1933 - May 22, 2018

Topics

AngryHappyWritingDoingFeeling

Professionalism in art has this difficulty: To be professional is to be dependable, to be dependable is to be predictable, and predictability is esthetically boring - an anti-virtue in a field where we hope to be astonished and startled and at some deep level refreshed.

John Updike

HopeArtDeepProfessionalismBoring

I don't do pride. It seems to me to be a very unpleasant thing.

Ruth Rendell

MePrideSeemsVeryThing

She stops, pauses, turns to the left to glance at some possible threat or irregularity, and then continues to the north. This motion, so intensely human, transcends time.

Mary Leakey

TimePossibleHumanSheMotionLeft

It's especially important since September 11 for people to be trained for the unexpected. We want to try to make sure people are safe.

Michael Malone

PeopleUnexpectedImportantWantTry

I was waiting for a train at Waverley Station in Edinburgh. My knee was hurting, so I asked a young man for his seat. He replied, 'There's one over there'. I said, 'Please', and when he refused I poured my water over him.

Miriam Margolyes

WaterManWaitingTrainSaidYoung

Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up.

Allen Klein

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Physical studies of DNA had, of course, been under way for some years before analysis of virus particles began.

Alfred Hershey

WayDNAYearsAnalysisBeenVirus

Hunger, revenge, to sleep are petty foes, But only death the jealous eyes can close.

William Wycherley

EyesDeathSleepJealousyRevenge

We can't gather the intelligence we need to foil future attacks, if we are blindly granting terrorists the right to remain silent. But for some reason, we've already done that - with the terrorist who tried to bring down Flight 253.

Peter T. King

FutureIntelligenceDownDoneSilent

Through the years, I, like you, have experienced pressures and disappointments that would have crushed me had I not been able to draw upon a source of wisdom and strength far greater than my own. He has never forgotten or forsaken me, and I have come to know for myself that Jesus is the Christ and that this is His Church.

Sheri L. Dew

StrengthWisdomMyselfMeChurch

It's important for me, when looking at a role, to decide whether or not to take the journey of that character. Will I grow as an actress? And will I grow as a person?

Sheryl Lee

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I would definitely describe myself as a workaholic.

Sharlto Copley

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