When you're working well, you don't do research. Whatever you need comes to you. E. L. Doctorow researchwork Change image and share on social
Washington is designed not to solve problems. 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
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
Writing is immensely difficult. The short forms especially. E. L. Doctorow difficultformimmensely Change image and share on social
In fiction, you know, there are no borders. You can go anywhere. E. L. Doctorow borderfiction Change image and share on social
The important thing is not to be too comfortable when you're writing. Noise in the street? That's good. The computer goes down? That's good. All these things are good. It has to be a little bit of a struggle. E. L. Doctorow bitecomfortablecomputer share on social
I can walk into a bookstore and hand over my credit card and they don't know who the hell I am. Maybe that says something about bookstore clerks. E. L. Doctorow bookstorecardclerk Change image and share on social
A new reader shouldn't be able to find you in your work, though someone who's read more may begin to. E. L. Doctorow beginfindread Change image and share on social
We're always attracted to the edges of what we are, out by the edges where it's a little raw and nervy. E. L. Doctorow attractedgenervy Change image and share on social
