I believe that people should write biographies only about people they love, or understand, or both. Novels, on the other hand, are often better if they're about people the writer doesn't like very much.
I have remained true to my deepest convictions. I mean the courage of those who are born to be defeated, the weaknesses of the strong, and the traged… - Penelope Fitzgerald
I have remained true to my deepest convictions. I mean the courage of those who are born to be defeated, the weaknesses of the strong, and the traged…
- Penelope Fitzgerald
Morality is seldom a safe guide for human conduct. - Penelope Fitzgerald
Morality is seldom a safe guide for human conduct.
A good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life, and as such it must surely be … - Penelope Fitzgerald
A good book is the precious life-blood of a master-spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life, and as such it must surely be …
The body, then, has a mind of its own. It must follow, then, that the Mind has a body of its own, even if it’s like nothing that we can see around us… - Penelope Fitzgerald
The body, then, has a mind of its own. It must follow, then, that the Mind has a body of its own, even if it’s like nothing that we can see around us…
I believe that people should write biographies only about people they love, or understand, or both. Novels, on the other hand, are often better if th… - Penelope Fitzgerald
I believe that people should write biographies only about people they love, or understand, or both. Novels, on the other hand, are often better if th…
More than that, I believe that the grass is green because green is restful to the human eye, that the sky is blue to give us an idea of the infinite.… - Penelope Fitzgerald
More than that, I believe that the grass is green because green is restful to the human eye, that the sky is blue to give us an idea of the infinite.…
A word of advice. If, as a young man, student, you are tormented by a desire for women, it is best to get out into the fresh air as much as possible. - Penelope Fitzgerald
A word of advice. If, as a young man, student, you are tormented by a desire for women, it is best to get out into the fresh air as much as possible.
Behind their dark glass, the mad own nothing. - Penelope Fitzgerald
Behind their dark glass, the mad own nothing.
If they don't depend on true evidence, scientists are no better than gossips. - Penelope Fitzgerald
If they don't depend on true evidence, scientists are no better than gossips.
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