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Tom Wolfe Quotes

I used to enjoy using dots where they would be least expected, not at the end of a sentence but in the middle, creating the effect... of a skipped beat. It seemed to me the mind reacted - first!... in dots, dashes, and exclamation points, then rationalized, drew up a brief, with periods Picture Quote #1

A sect, incidentally, is a religion with no political power Picture Quote #1

I had always looked down on sociology as this arriviste discipline. It didn’t have the noble history of English and history as a subject. But once I had a little exposure to it, I said, ‘Hey, here’s the key. Here’s the key to understanding life and all its forms.’ Picture Quote #1

In the U.S., the term ‘general aviation’ means its exact opposite, the way ‘public school’ does in England. An English public school is private and, on top of that, exclusive. Likewise, general-aviation airports in the U.S. are for everyone but the general public Picture Quote #1

The demolition derby is, pure and simple, a form of gladiatorial combat for our times Picture Quote #1

If you label it this, then it can't be that Picture Quote #1

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Nonfiction is never going to die Picture Quote #1

The radio is now something people listen to while they are doing something else Picture Quote #1

The surest cure for vanity is loneliness Picture Quote #1

The problem with fiction, it has to be plausible. That's not true with non-fiction Picture Quote #1

A lie may fool someone else, but it tells you the truth: you're weak Picture Quote #1

You can be denounced from the heavens, and it only makes people interested Picture Quote #1

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Put your good where it will do the most! Picture Quote #1

Miami is a melting pot in which none of the stones melt. They rattle around Picture Quote #1

I've never met an American who wanted to build an empire Picture Quote #1

I'm a great believer in outlines Picture Quote #1

I don't think journalists should talk about whom they're voting for Picture Quote #1

Even hostile parodies admit from the start that the target has a distinct voice Picture Quote #1

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Love is the ultimate expression of the will to live Picture Quote #1

Frankly, these days, without a theory to go with it, I can't see a painting Picture Quote #1

A cult is a religion with no political power Picture Quote #1

It is either make this thing permanent inside of you or forever just climb draggled up into the conning tower every time for one short glimpse of the horizon Picture Quote #1

Poets are not supposed to write epics any longer, despite the fact that the only poets who have endured and will endure are poets who have written epics Picture Quote #1

On Wall Street he and a few others - how many? three hundred, four hundred, five hundred? had become precisely that... Masters of the Universe Picture Quote #1

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My entire career, in fiction or nonfiction, I have reported and written about people who are not like me Picture Quote #1

Most people don't read editorial pages. I think I must have been 40 before I even looked at an editorial page Picture Quote #1

I wrote a number of pieces in the year 1966 that were so bad that, although I'm a great collector of my own pieces, I have never collected them Picture Quote #1

I think of evolution as a myth, like the Norse myths, the Greek myths - anybody's myths. But it was created for a rational age Picture Quote #1

I still believe nonfiction is the most important literature to come out of the second half of the 20th century Picture Quote #1

I do novels a bit backward. I look for a situation, a milieu first, and then I wait to see who walks into it Picture Quote #1

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I used to enjoy using dots where they would be least expected, not at the end of a sentence but in the middle, creating the effect... of a skipped beat. It seemed to me the mind reacted - first!... in dots, dashes, and exclamation points, then rationalized, drew up a brief, with periods. (Tom Wolfe Quotes) A sect, incidentally, is a religion with no political power (Tom Wolfe Quotes) I had always looked down on sociology as this arriviste discipline. It didn’t have the noble history of English and history as a subject. But once I had a little exposure to it, I said, ‘Hey, here’s the key. Here’s the key to understanding life and all its forms.’ (Tom Wolfe Quotes) In the U.S., the term ‘general aviation’ means its exact opposite, the way ‘public school’ does in England. An English public school is private and, on top of that, exclusive. Likewise, general-aviation airports in the U.S. are for everyone but the general public. (Tom Wolfe Quotes) The demolition derby is, pure and simple, a form of gladiatorial combat for our times (Tom Wolfe Quotes) If you label it this, then it can't be that (Tom Wolfe Quotes) Nonfiction is never going to die (Tom Wolfe Quotes) The radio is now something people listen to while they are doing something else (Tom Wolfe Quotes) The surest cure for vanity is loneliness (Tom Wolfe Quotes) The problem with fiction, it has to be plausible. That's not true with non-fiction (Tom Wolfe Quotes) A lie may fool someone else, but it tells you the truth: you're weak (Tom Wolfe Quotes) You can be denounced from the heavens, and it only makes people interested (Tom Wolfe Quotes) Put your good where it will do the most! (Tom Wolfe Quotes) Miami is a melting pot in which none of the stones melt. They rattle around (Tom Wolfe Quotes) I've never met an American who wanted to build an empire (Tom Wolfe Quotes) I'm a great believer in outlines (Tom Wolfe Quotes) I don't think journalists should talk about whom they're voting for (Tom Wolfe Quotes) Even hostile parodies admit from the start that the target has a distinct voice (Tom Wolfe Quotes) Love is the ultimate expression of the will to live (Tom Wolfe Quotes) Frankly, these days, without a theory to go with it, I can't see a painting (Tom Wolfe Quotes) A cult is a religion with no political power (Tom Wolfe Quotes) It is either make this thing permanent inside of you or forever just climb draggled up into the conning tower every time for one short glimpse of the horizon (Tom Wolfe Quotes) Poets are not supposed to write epics any longer, despite the fact that the only poets who have endured and will endure are poets who have written epics (Tom Wolfe Quotes) On Wall Street he and a few others - how many? three hundred, four hundred, five hundred? had become precisely that... Masters of the Universe (Tom Wolfe Quotes) My entire career, in fiction or nonfiction, I have reported and written about people who are not like me (Tom Wolfe Quotes) Most people don't read editorial pages. I think I must have been 40 before I even looked at an editorial page (Tom Wolfe Quotes) I wrote a number of pieces in the year 1966 that were so bad that, although I'm a great collector of my own pieces, I have never collected them (Tom Wolfe Quotes) I think of evolution as a myth, like the Norse myths, the Greek myths - anybody's myths. But it was created for a rational age (Tom Wolfe Quotes) I still believe nonfiction is the most important literature to come out of the second half of the 20th century (Tom Wolfe Quotes) I do novels a bit backward. I look for a situation, a milieu first, and then I wait to see who walks into it (Tom Wolfe Quotes)

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