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Philip Roth quotes

American Novelist June 24, 1943

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If he were around this place as a professor, he could teach 'Appropriate Behavior in Classical Greek Drama,' a course that would be over before it began. Philip Roth
Zuckerman, sucker though he was for seriousness, was still not going to be drawn into a discussion about agents and editors. If ever there was a reason for an American writer to seek asylum in Red China, it would be to put ten thousand miles between himself and those discussions. Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "It's human to have a secret, but it's just as human to reveal..."
It's human to have a secret, but it's just as human to reveal it sooner or later. Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "Don't judge it. Just write it. Don't judge it. It's not for..."
Don't judge it. Just write it. Don't judge it. It's not for you to judge it. Interview in Esquire Magazine 10/10 Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "Old age isn't a battle; old age is a massacre."
Old age isn't a battle; old age is a massacre. Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "You cannot observe people through an ideology. Your ideology..."
You cannot observe people through an ideology. Your ideology observes for you. Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress."
The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress. Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "Doctor doctor, what do you say, lets put the id back in yid"
Doctor doctor, what do you say, lets put the id back in yid Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "Nothing keeps its promise."
Nothing keeps its promise. Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "History... is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake."
History... is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake. Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "Everyone becomes a part of history whether they like it or not..."
Everyone becomes a part of history whether they like it or not and whether they know it or not. Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "Unless one is inordinately fond of subordination, one is..."
Unless one is inordinately fond of subordination, one is always at war. Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "There are no uncontaminated angels"
There are no uncontaminated angels Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "All this, this luck? what did it mean? Coming so suddenly, and..."
All this, this luck? what did it mean? Coming so suddenly, and on such a scale, it was as baffling as a misfortune. Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "All that we don't know is astonishing. Even more astonishing..."
All that we don't know is astonishing. Even more astonishing is what passes for knowing. Philip Roth

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