Philip Roth Quotes
Best 6 Other Quotes by Philip Roth
“All that we don’t know is astonishing. Even more astonishing is what passes for knowing.”
“Everyone becomes a part of history whether they like it or not and whether they know it or not.”
“Literature takes a habit of mind that has disappeared. It requires silence, some form of isolation, and sustained concentration in the presence of an enigmatic thing.”
“The road to hell is paved with works-in-progress.”
“There are no uncontaminated angels.”
“You cannot observe people through an ideology. Your ideology observes for you.”
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“Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Do not bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.”
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