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E. L. Doctorow Quotes

Like art and politics, gangsterism is a very important avenue of assimilation into society.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: January 6, 1931 - July 21, 2015

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Art Politics Society Important Like

I'm not good at dialogue. I'm not good at holding a mirror up at a real world. I'm not good at believable characterisation.

Good Mirror World Real Dialogue Up

Have we gotten too full of ourselves? Possibly.

Full Ourselves Too Possibly Gotten

They want to wipe - in fact, the Democrat Party in their own platform last year wiped even - any reference to God completely from their platform.

God Year Party Want Own Democrat

I read Naomi Klein's 'No Logo' when I was 15. It's one of the things that's shaped my relationship to fame - to endorsements, to selling things.

Andrew Garfield

Relationship Selling Fame Things

I think the ongoing discussion of the world of advertising is, 'Where is the soul in advertising?'

Soul Advertising World Think Where

Art was a way for me to express myself and for me to also escape because it was tough growing up as a child. We didn't have a lot of money. I was always creating. I was writing stories. I was doing comic books. I made my own universe.

Art Myself Money Child Growing Up

The most important thing is to follow your instinct and get involved with some friends who have similar tastes and aspirations and like music as much as you do.

Music Friends You Important Follow

I think the human race doesn't have a future if we don't go into space. We need to expand our horizons beyond planet Earth if we are to have a long-term future.

Future Space Think Earth Go Beyond

My father was a very controlling man, and it was a big relief to get away from that.

Cornelia Parker

Father Man Big Away Relief Get

The pretentiousness of literature really annoys me; the way a writer is held as this sort of magical person to be revered on the stage. Everything I do on tour is to try and destroy that pretense.

Chuck Palahniuk

Me Literature Person Way Try Stage

I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature.

Life Nature Patience Respect Art Me

In my own life, I had gone from Maryland State Honors Chorus and writing and singing my own songs to a musical silence. It seemed the busier my work life would get, the less I had to feed the other parts of my own soul, including the arts.

Shervin Pishevar

Life Work Soul Silence Singing Own

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