Making fake biography, false history, concocting a half-imaginary existence out of the actual drama of my life is my life. Philip Roth actualbiographyconcoct Change image and share on social
Unless one is inordinately fond of subordination, one is always at war. Philip Roth fondinordinatelysubordination Change image and share on social
My traducers propound my alleged malefaction as though I have spewed venom on women for half a century. But only a madman would go to the trouble of writing 31 books in order to affirm his hatred. Philip Roth affirmallegebook Change image and share on social
I said the screen will kill the reader, and it has: the movie screen in the beginning, the television screen, and now the coup de grace, the computer screen. Philip Roth begincomputercoup Change image and share on social
For all I know, I am beginning with the ending. My page one can wind up a year later as page two hundred, if it's still even around. Philip Roth beginendhundred Change image and share on social
At night, I read. I read for two hours. I just finished a marvelous book by Louise Erdrich, 'The Round House.' But mostly I read 20th-century history and biography. I lived then. I was either a child or at school or at work. Philip Roth 20thbiographybook share on social
Should you protect profits? Yes. But run for the hills? No. Philip Roth hillprofitprotect Change image and share on social
When you publish a book, it's the world's book. The world edits it. Philip Roth bookeditpublish Change image and share on social
I write fiction and I'm told it's autobiography, I write autobiography and I'm told it's fiction, so since I'm so dim and they're so smart, let them decide what it is or it isn't. Philip Roth autobiographydecidedim Change image and share on social
I rarely, if ever, had another book in mind while I was writing the previous book. Each book starts from ashes, really. Philip Roth ashebookmind Change image and share on social