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
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 like to think of myself as an unmediated novelist - or perhaps a national novelist. E. L. Doctorow nationalnovelistunmediated Change image and share on social
A period of time is as much an organising principle for a work of fiction as a sense of place. You can do geography, as Faulkner did, or you can dwell on a particular period. It provides the same framework. E. L. Doctorow dwellfaulknerfiction 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
It's like driving a car at night. You never see further than your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way. E. L. Doctorow cardriveheadlight 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
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
