Like art and politics, gangsterism is a very important avenue of assimilation into society. E. L. Doctorow artassimilationavenue Change image and share on social
In the twentieth century one of the most personal relationships to have developed is that of the person and the state. It's become a fact of life that governments have become very intimate with people, most always to their detriment. E. L. Doctorow centurydetrimentdevelop share on social
There are two books that impressed me when I was very young. One was 'The Adventures of Augie March' - the idea of having something so generous, and so adventurous and improvisatory. The other was 'The U.S.A. Trilogy,' by John Dos Passos. E. L. Doctorow adventureadventurousaugie share on social
I started on computers with 'Billy Bathgate,' a little orange screen with black letters. I thought it was really cool, but it actually slowed me up for a while because it's so easy to revise, I tended to stay on the same page. I've learned to discipline myself. E. L. Doctorow bathgatebillyblack share on social
From my undergraduate days, I've always been interested in the major philosophical questions that don't seem to have an answer that everyone agrees on. E. L. Doctorow agreeanswerday Change image and share on social
Suffering isn't a moral endowment. People don't always do well under duress, and it seemed to me to be truer to a fellow in that situation to make him angry. E. L. Doctorow angryduressendowment Change image and share on social
My theory about why Hemingway killed himself is that he heard his own voice; that he reached the point where he couldn't write without feeling he was repeating himself. That's the worst thing that can happen to a writer. E. L. Doctorow badfelthappen share on social
I thought I would lose, so I didn't prepare a speech. E. L. Doctorow losepreparespeech Change image and share on social
The nature of good fiction is that it dwells in ambiguity. E. L. Doctorow ambiguitydwellfiction Change image and share on social
Congress is so beholden to the money that any solution in the general interest will be frustrated and subverted by the corporate interests who feel they will be damaged by progress, fair play and justice. E. L. Doctorow beholdencongresscorporate share on social
