Saul Bellow never took my advice when he was my friend. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes advice bellow friend
Henry Miller wrote novels, but he calls his protagonist Henry, often Henry Miller, and his books are in this gray area between memoir and novel. Leslie Fiedler areabookcall Change image and share on social
Jane Austen is at the end of the line that begins with Samuel Richardson, which takes wonder and magic out of the novel, treats not the past but the present. Leslie Fiedler austenbeginend Change image and share on social
The novel is always pop art, and the novel is always dying. That's the only way it stays alive. It does really die. I've been thinking about that a lot. Leslie Fiedler aliveartdie Change image and share on social
We exist in this weirdly schizo culture, where sex is everywhere in the media, and yet, at the same time, you don't sit down and have a conversation about what you did in bed last night with your friends. Despite the ubiquity of sex, it's still a taboo when it comes to day-to-day conversation. Mary Roach bedconversationculture share on social
America is the big subject of the second half of the 20th century, tackled in one form or another by all the great American male writers. You could make a case for saying that it was the only game in town - from Bellow to Roth to Updike to Richard Ford - America was more or less explicitly the leitmotif. Justin Cartwright 20thamericaamerican share on social
Children don't need much advice but they really do need to be listened to and not just with half an ear. Emma Thompson advicechildear Change image and share on social