Edgar Lawrence "E. L." Doctorow (January 6, 1931 – July 21, 2015) was an American novelist, editor, and professor, best known internationally for his works of historical fiction. He has been described as one of...
Poems have ideas. The ideas of poems come out of their emotions and their emotions are carried on images. E. L. Doctorow
Poems have ideas. The ideas of poems come out of their emotions and their emotions are carried on images.
Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader—not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon. E. L. Doctorow
Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader—not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon.
A novelist is a person who lives in other people's skins. E. L. Doctorow
A novelist is a person who lives in other people's skins.
The historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like. E. L. Doctorow
The historian will tell you what happened. The novelist will tell you what it felt like.
Stories distribute the suffering so that it can be borne. E. L. Doctorow
Stories distribute the suffering so that it can be borne.
I’ve had very little experience in my life. In fact, I try to avoid experience if I can. Most experience is bad. E. L. Doctorow
I’ve had very little experience in my life. In fact, I try to avoid experience if I can. Most experience is bad.
It was evident to him that the world composed and recomposed itself constantly in an endless process of dissatisfaction. E. L. Doctorow
It was evident to him that the world composed and recomposed itself constantly in an endless process of dissatisfaction.
Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way. E. L. Doctorow
Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.
Perhaps we all reappear, perhaps all our lives are impositions one on another. E. L. Doctorow
Perhaps we all reappear, perhaps all our lives are impositions one on another.
I take the position that true faith is not a supersessional knowledge. It cannot discard the intellect. E. L. Doctorow
I take the position that true faith is not a supersessional knowledge. It cannot discard the intellect.
There is music in words, and it can be heard you know, by thinking. E. L. Doctorow
There is music in words, and it can be heard you know, by thinking.
I am telling you what I know—words have music and if you are a musician you will write to hear them. E. L. Doctorow
I am telling you what I know—words have music and if you are a musician you will write to hear them.