“There is no shortage of wonderful writers. What we lack is a dependable mass of readers.” — Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., The Art of Fiction No. 64, the Paris Review (Spring 1977)
Tag: Paris Review
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“Doesn’t matter how much you talk if people don’t listen.” — Jamel Brinkley, “Witness,” the Paris Review (Summer 2020)
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“These so-called hazards, namely prodigality, of solo sex would suggest we are creatures of limited secretion, limited lust. Based on anecdotal evidence, I’d say this is a low-risk eventuality.” — Jessi Jezewska Stevens, “Corona Porn,” the Paris Review (2021-02-18)
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“The minute sex becomes of moral importance, horrible problems are created needlessly.” — Manuel Puig, The Art of Fiction No. 114, the Paris Review (Winter II 1989)
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“The more data we possess, the less we know what it means.” — Lewis H. Lapham, The Art of Editing No. 4, the Paris Review (Summer 2019)
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“We are all so determined by our culture. Mainly because we learn to play roles.” — Manuel Puig, The Art of Fiction No. 114, the Paris Review (Winter II 1989)
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“That takes up a lot of time, hard times. Uses up whole days.” — Grace Paley, The Art of Fiction No. 131, the Paris Review (Fall 1992)
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“Never demean yourself by talking back to a critic, never.” — Truman Capote, The Art of Fiction No. 17, the Paris Review (Spring-Summer 1957)
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“By pushing the problem into the future you don’t solve it.” — Jeanette Winterson, The Art of Fiction No. 150, the Paris Review (Winter 1997)
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“You’re not going to change anybody’s mind by shutting them down.” — Claudia Rankine, The Art of Poetry No. 102, the Paris Review (Winter 2016)
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