E L Doctorow – Quotes Lover

It's like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights, but...

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It's like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights, but...

Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you're doing,...

#E L Doctorow

Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you're doing,...

There is no longer any such thing as fiction or nonfiction; there's only narrative.

#E L Doctorow

There is no longer any such thing as fiction or nonfiction; there's only narrative.

We're always attracted to the edges of what we are, out by the edges where...

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We're always attracted to the edges of what we are, out by the edges where...

Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time...

#E L Doctorow

Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time...

Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

#E L Doctorow

Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

#E L Doctorow

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far...

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Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far...

Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that...

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Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader - not the fact that...

History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people...

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History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people...

I can walk into a bookstore and hand over my credit card and they don't...

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I can walk into a bookstore and hand over my credit card and they don't...

I thought I would lose, so I didn't prepare a speech.

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I thought I would lose, so I didn't prepare a speech.

I try to avoid experience if I can. Most experience is bad.

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I try to avoid experience if I can. Most experience is bad.

In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that...

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In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that...