“I look at some of the great novelists, and I think the reason they are great is that they’re telling the truth. The fact is they’re using made-up names, made-up people, made-up places, and made-up times, but they’re telling the truth about the human being—what we are capable of, what makes us lose, laugh, weep, fall down, and gnash our teeth and wring our hands and kill each other and love each other.” — Maya Angelou, The Art of Fiction No. 119, The Paris Review
Tag: The Art of Fiction No. 119
Quote of the Day
“Most people don’t grow up. It’s too damn difficult. What happens is most people get older.” — Maya Angelou, The Art of Fiction No. 119, The Paris Review
Quote of the Day
“We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.” — Maya Angelou, The Art of Fiction No. 119, The Paris Review