A writer has to be driven crazy to help him to see. A writer needs his poisons. Philip Roth crazydrivepoison 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've stopped reading fiction. I don't read it at all. I read other things: history, biography. I don't have the same interest in fiction that I once did. Philip Roth biographyfictionhave Change image and share on social
Life is just a short period of time in which you are alive. Philip Roth alivelifeperiod 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
Routinely, when I finish a book, I think 'What will I do? Where will I get an idea?' And a kind of low-level panic sets in. Philip Roth bookfinishidea Change image and share on social
The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress. Philip Roth hellpaveprogress 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
I needed my life as a springboard for my fiction. I have to have something solid under my feet when I write. I'm not a fantasist. I bounce up and down on the diving board, and I go into the water of fiction. But I've got to begin in life so I can pump life into it throughout. Philip Roth beginboardbounce share on social
Is an intelligent human being likely to be much more than a large-scale manufacturer of misunderstanding? Philip Roth humanintelligentlarge Change image and share on social
