It doesn't seem to me that anyone has discovered much that's new since the Iliad or the Odyssey. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes discover iliad odyssey
The Odyssey is the story of Americans up to the point where they are well-established, and even so it is detached from the historical side. Raymond Queneau americandetachestablish Change image and share on social
It is the creator of fiction's point of view; it is the character who interests him. Sometimes he wants to convince the reader that the story he is telling is as interesting as universal history. Raymond Queneau characterconvincecreator Change image and share on social
After decades spent in rewrite rooms surrounded by other shouting writers, I discovered that I work best alone. I like being in charge of my time, working out the problems according to my own rhythms and being able to nap. That's a big one, the napping on demand! Maria Semple bigchargedecade share on social
'Interstellar' may never equal the blast of scientific speculation and cinematic revelation that was Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey,' but its un-Earthly vistas are spectral and spectacular. Richard Corliss blastcinematicearthly Change image and share on social
When I was nine, I started reading Homer. I would get up at four o'clock in the morning, before I had to go to school, in third or fourth grade, and, for several hours, I would read 'The Iliad' or 'The Odyssey.' Franz Wright clockfourthgrade share on social