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60 quotes by E. L. Doctorow

E. L. Doctorow E.L. Doctorow, (photograph by Mark Sobczak) Born Edgar Lawrence Doctorow (1931-01-06) January 6, 1931 (age 84) Bronx, New York, United States Occupation Writer, editor, professor Nationality American Alma mater Kenyon College, Columbia University Period 1960–present Notable works The Book of Daniel Ragtime World's Fair Billy Bathgate The March Homer & Langley Spouse Helen Esther Setzer (m. 1953; 3 children) Edgar...
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I began to ask two questions while I was reading a book that excited me: not only what was going to happen next, but how is this done? How is it that... →

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I started on computers with 'Billy Bathgate,' a little orange screen with black letters. I thought it was really cool, but it actually slowed... →

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If we ever find out how the brain works, with all its complexity, then we will be able to build a machine that has consciousness. And if that... →

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Obama is a great man who's just beginning to understand the realities. And I'm not just saying that because he reads my books. I would have... →

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When you're writing a book, you don't really think about it critically. You don't want to know too well what you're doing. First, you... →

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Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time you compose a book your composition of yourself is at stake.

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I can walk into a bookstore and hand over my credit card and they don't know who the hell I am. Maybe that says something about bookstore clerks.

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A new reader shouldn't be able to find you in your work, though someone who's read more may begin to.

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I thought I would lose, so I didn't prepare a speech.

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Movies are too literal.

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The nature of good fiction is that it dwells in ambiguity.

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I got married very early, and in no time at all, we had three children. And it seemed to me I had an obligation to support them.

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I have a number of vices, one of which is moderation.

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