Miami is a melting pot in which none of the stones melt. They rattle around. Tom Wolfe meltmiamipot Change image and share on social
There has been a time on earth when poets had been young and dead and famous - and were men. But now the poet as the tragic child of grandeur and destiny had changed. The child of genius was a woman, now, and the man was gone. Tom Wolfe changechilddead share on social
Vietnam was really an idealistic thing to stop the spread of communism, which, incidentally, it did. It was a pretty costly way to do it, but it achieved its goal. Tom Wolfe achievecommunismcostly Change image and share on social
In the 1930s, all the novelists had seemed to be people who came blazing up into stardom from out of total obscurity. That seemed to be the nature of the beast. The biographical notes on the dustjackets of the novels were terrific. Tom Wolfe 1930sbeastbiographical share on social
It's not just that reporting gives you a bigger slice of life, gives - lends verisimilitude to what you are doing - it's that it feeds the imagination. Tom Wolfe bigfeedimagination Change image and share on social
That's mostly what the Internet is, just passing the time. But unfortunately you are dealing with words that can have meaning. Tom Wolfe dealinternetmean Change image and share on social
I used to enjoy using dots where they would be least expected, not at the end of a sentence but in the middle, creating the effect... of a skipped beat. It seemed to me the mind reacted - first!... in dots, dashes, and exclamation points, then rationalized, drew up a brief, with periods. Tom Wolfe beatcreatedash share on social
So many people in this country have a dual loyalty. They have loyalty to America, but they also are determined to have their parade up Fifth Avenue once a year... a Cuban parade or a Puerto Rican parade - many other countries. So they really don't forget. Tom Wolfe americaavenuecountry share on social
I still believe nonfiction is the most important literature to come out of the second half of the 20th century. Tom Wolfe 20thcenturyhalf Change image and share on social
Everyone is taught the essentials of writing for at least 13 years, maybe more if they go to college. Nobody is taught music or tap dancing that way. Tom Wolfe collegedanceessential Change image and share on social
