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Philip Roth quotes

American Novelist June 24, 1943

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A Jew without Jews, without Judaism, without Zionism, without Jewishness, without a temple or an army or even a pistol, a Jew clearly without a home, just the object itself, like a glass or an apple. Philip Roth
Though frankly… Tarnapol, as he is called, is beginning to seem as imaginary as my Zuckermans anyway, or at least as detached from the memoir-ist – his revelations coming to seem like still another “useful fiction,” and not because I am telling lies. I am trying to keep to the facts. Maybe all I’m saying is that words, being words, only approximate the real thing, and so no matter how close I come, I only come close. Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "When you publish a book, it’s the world’s book. The world..."
When you publish a book, it’s the world’s book. The world edits it. Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "When you publish a book, it's the world's book. The world..."
When you publish a book, it's the world's book. The world edits it. Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "War with Canada was far less of an enigma to me than what Aunt..."
War with Canada was far less of an enigma to me than what Aunt Evelyn was going to use for a toilet during the night Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "Is an intelligent human being likely to be much more than a..."
Is an intelligent human being likely to be much more than a large-scale manufacturer of misunderstanding? Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "You're whit as snow and you think like a slave."
You're whit as snow and you think like a slave. Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "Stop worrying about growing old. And think about growing up."
Stop worrying about growing old. And think about growing up. Philip Roth
The fact remains that getting people right is not what living is all about anyway. It's getting them wrong that is living, getting them wrong and wrong and wrong and then, on careful reconsideration, getting them wrong again. That's how we know we're alive: we're wrong. Philip Roth
No matter how much you know, no matter how much you think, no matter how much you plot and you connive and you plan, you're not superior to sex. It's a very risky game. A man wouldn't have two-thirds of the problems he has if he didn't venture off to get fucked. It's sex that disorders our normally ordered lives. Philip Roth
Gone were the days when Zuckerman had only to worry about Zuckerman making money: henceforth he would have to worry about his money making money. Philip Roth
Fear tends to manifest itself much more quickly than greed, so volatile markets tend to be on the downside. In up markets, volatility tends to gradually decline. Philip Roth
Actually we did not have the feelings we said we had until we spoke them--at least I didn't; to phrase them was to invent them and own them. Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "Memoirs lie, but fiction tells the truth."
Memoirs lie, but fiction tells the truth. Philip Roth
Philip Roth quote: "People are unjust to anger - it can be enlivening and a lot of..."
People are unjust to anger - it can be enlivening and a lot of fun. Philip Roth

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