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E L Doctorow Quotes

I have a number of vices, one of which is moderation Picture Quote #1

The nature of good fiction is that it dwells in ambiguity Picture Quote #1

The images of things are not the things in themselves Picture Quote #1

I began to ask two questions while I was reading a book that excited me: not only what was going to happen next, but how is this done? How is it that these words on the page make me feel the way I’m feeling? This is the line of inquiry that I think happens in a child’s mind, without him even knowing he has aspirations as a writer Picture Quote #1

One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing Picture Quote #1

We are all good friends. Friendship is what endures. Shared ideals, respect for the whole character of a human being Picture Quote #1

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The three most important documents a free society gives are a birth certificate, a passport, and a library card Picture Quote #1

A book begins as a private excitement of the mind Picture Quote #1

Writing is immensely difficult. The short forms especially Picture Quote #1

Movies are too literal Picture Quote #1

Communists have no respect for people, only for positions Picture Quote #1

I thought I would lose, so I didn’t prepare a speech Picture Quote #1

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Dad is always hiding in his book Picture Quote #1

Planning to write is not writing Picture Quote #1

There is music in words, and it can be heard you know, by thinking Picture Quote #1

A novelist is a person who lives in other people’s skins Picture Quote #1

Stories distribute the suffering so that it can be borne Picture Quote #1

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go Picture Quote #1

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I try to avoid experience if I can. Most experience is bad Picture Quote #1

Facts are the images of history, just as images are the facts of fiction Picture Quote #1

Anyone at any age is able to tell the story of his or her life with authority Picture Quote #1

The historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like Picture Quote #1

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I have a number of vices, one of which is moderation (E L Doctorow Quotes) The nature of good fiction is that it dwells in ambiguity (E L Doctorow Quotes) The images of things are not the things in themselves (E L Doctorow Quotes) I began to ask two questions while I was reading a book that excited me: not only what was going to happen next, but how is this done? How is it that these words on the page make me feel the way I’m feeling? This is the line of inquiry that I think happens in a child’s mind, without him even knowing he has aspirations as a writer. (E L Doctorow Quotes) One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing (E L Doctorow Quotes) We are all good friends. Friendship is what endures. Shared ideals, respect for the whole character of a human being (E L Doctorow Quotes) The three most important documents a free society gives are a birth certificate, a passport, and a library card (E L Doctorow Quotes) A book begins as a private excitement of the mind (E L Doctorow Quotes) Writing is immensely difficult. The short forms especially (E L Doctorow Quotes) Movies are too literal (E L Doctorow Quotes) Communists have no respect for people, only for positions (E L Doctorow Quotes) I thought I would lose, so I didn’t prepare a speech (E L Doctorow Quotes) Dad is always hiding in his book (E L Doctorow Quotes) Planning to write is not writing (E L Doctorow Quotes) There is music in words, and it can be heard you know, by thinking (E L Doctorow Quotes) A novelist is a person who lives in other people’s skins (E L Doctorow Quotes) Stories distribute the suffering so that it can be borne (E L Doctorow Quotes) Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go (E L Doctorow Quotes) I try to avoid experience if I can. Most experience is bad (E L Doctorow Quotes) Facts are the images of history, just as images are the facts of fiction (E L Doctorow Quotes) Anyone at any age is able to tell the story of his or her life with authority (E L Doctorow Quotes) The historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like (E L Doctorow Quotes)