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...
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.
The poem is a cry of the unborn heart. Yes, because the poem perfectly embodies the world, there is no world without poem. E. L. Doctorow
The poem is a cry of the unborn heart. Yes, because the poem perfectly embodies the world, there is no world without poem.
The images of things are not the things in themselves. E. L. Doctorow
The images of things are not the things in themselves.
I wrote in my notebook that even if all the possible scientific questions are answered, our problem is still not touched at all. E. L. Doctorow
I wrote in my notebook that even if all the possible scientific questions are answered, our problem is still not touched at all.
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.
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.
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.
Stories distribute the suffering so that it can be borne. E. L. Doctorow
Stories distribute the suffering so that it can be borne.
Someone dying asks if there is life after death. Yes, comes the answer, only not yours. E. L. Doctorow
Someone dying asks if there is life after death. Yes, comes the answer, only not yours.
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.
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.