I was immediately smitten with an attraction to this culture, not in the sense of high culture but of the basic way people behaved towards one another. Harry Mathews attractionbasicbehave Change image and share on social
What I wanted to do and what I needed to do was something entirely different, and through reading Roussel I learned that I could do what I wanted all on my own and that I didn't have to rely on what had actually happened in my somewhat limited life and reading. Harry Mathews happenlearnlife share on social
I was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia, for a while, about which the less said the better, and then I was in the Mediterranean, about which the more said the better. Harry Mathews mediterraneannorfolkstation Change image and share on social
My mother could never understand why I didn't write a thriller, which I've finally done. Harry Mathews finallyhavemother Change image and share on social
And I finished college because I thought how much it would upset my parents if I didn't. Harry Mathews collegefinishparent Change image and share on social
Well, my relationship to America at the time I left was very limited. Harry Mathews americaleavelimit Change image and share on social
Music had been my first love among the arts, and I was fascinated by it, as I still am. Harry Mathews artfascinatelove Change image and share on social
And then, when I left Princeton in the middle of my sophomore year, I went into the navy. Harry Mathews leavemiddlenavy Change image and share on social
What I said about John was that he liberated me from my anxieties about writing in a correct, acceptable way. Harry Mathews acceptableanxietycorrect Change image and share on social
I'd been brought up on the Upper East Side in a WASP society, which was death on crutches. Harry Mathews bringcrutchdeath Change image and share on social
