One can't write for all readers. A poet cannot write for people who don't like poetry. Nathalie Sarraute peoplepoetpoetry Change image and share on social
I have never sought the reason why I write. Nathalie Sarraute reasonseekwrite Change image and share on social
The act of writing is a kind of catharsis, a liberation, but I never really concerned myself with that. I write because it interests me. Nathalie Sarraute actcatharsisconcern Change image and share on social
Women have seen that they have locked themselves up with feminist writing. Nathalie Sarraute feministlockwoman Change image and share on social
Those who live in a world of human beings can only retrace their steps. Nathalie Sarraute beinghumanlive Change image and share on social
Television has lifted the manufacture of banality out of the sphere of handicraft and placed it in that of a major industry. Nathalie Sarraute banalityhandicraftindustry Change image and share on social
Literature is always trying to show other parts of this immense universe in which we live. It's endless. I'm sure there will be other writers who will discover new worlds. Nathalie Sarraute discoverendlessimmense Change image and share on social
I have often heard that the novel is dead. But I see novels produced, I don't know how many a week, in France. I have the impression it's carrying along quite well. Nathalie Sarraute carrydeadfrance Change image and share on social
It's a question of not copying the masters, to look for something, good or bad, for oneself. To enter this liberated state of mind, one cannot copy the others. Nathalie Sarraute badcopyenter Change image and share on social
It's the duty of all novelists, all painters, all musicians, all people who try to make art move: to look for something they feel authentically, without paying attention to styles. Nathalie Sarraute artattentionauthentically Change image and share on social
