I think I write and publish as often as I do because I can't bear being without a book to work on... I don't feel I have this to say or that to say or this story to tell, but I know I want to be occupied with the writing process while I'm living. Philip Roth bearbookfeel share on social
I don't know any writer for whom it comes easily. Maybe John Updike - a story would just seem to come to him whole, you know, out of a personal experience. But the rest of us, I think, are not so lucky, and I had to work hard, yeah. Philip Roth easilyexperiencehard share on social
A Jew without Jews, without Judaism, without Zionism, without Jewishness, without a temple or an army or even a pistol, a Jew clearly without a home, just the object itself, like a glass or an apple. Philip Roth applearmyglass Change image and share on social
A Jewish man with parents alive is a fifteen-year-old boy, and will remain a fifteen-year-old boy until they die! Philip Roth aliveboydie Change image and share on social
If I don't measure up as an American writer, at least leave me to my delusion. Philip Roth americandelusionleave Change image and share on social
Just like those who are incurably ill, the aged know everything about their dying except exactly when. Philip Roth agedieill Change image and share on social