A critic is a eunuch working in a harem. He watches it, but he knows he can't do it. Critics very often are failed writers and, like failed priests, they hate religion. Howard Fast criticeunuchfail Change image and share on social
I was born and grew up in the greatest, the noblest achievement of the human race on this planet - which was called the United States of America. Howard Fast achievementamericabear Change image and share on social
It's been said that I am the most widely read writer of the 20th century. The number of books I've sold runs into untold millions. Howard Fast 20thbookcentury Change image and share on social
The play is a marvelous form, but it demands less than a novel. Howard Fast demandformmarvelous Change image and share on social
I always thought that socialism here would be peculiarly American, with some reasonable, post-industrial evolution between working-class needs and market forces. It won't be bloody like the Russian Revolution. Howard Fast americanbloodyclass share on social
The Rosenberg case had been orchestrated to an anti-Communist frenzy that matched the exuberant hysteria of the Nazi horror. Howard Fast anticasecommunist Change image and share on social
I was in federal prison in West Virginia for three months for contempt of Congress for a refusing to comply with a request of a Congressional committee of Congress, the House Un-American Activities Committee. Howard Fast activityamericancommittee share on social
I'm disenchanted with Communism and most other things. I'm cynical but not a cynic. I'm cynical about TV, Congress, and commercial peanut butter. Howard Fast buttercommercialcommunism Change image and share on social
To be dogmatic about a cause you believe in at the age of 20 or 30 is not unusual. But to be dogmatic at age 55 or 60 shows a lack of any learning capacity. Howard Fast agecapacitydogmatic Change image and share on social
A man who will traduce those who stood with him in battle is not worth much. Howard Fast battlemanstand Change image and share on social
