Author: Philip Roth

Quotes

History... is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.

History... is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.

- Philip Roth

Life is just a short period of time in which you are alive.

Life is just a short period of time in which you are alive.

- Philip Roth

Literature isn't a moral beauty contest. Its power arises from the authority and audacity with which the impersonation is pulled off; the belief it inspires is what counts.

Literature isn't a moral beauty contest. Its power arises from the authority and audacity with which the impersonation is pulled off; the belief it inspires is what counts.

- Philip Roth

Old age isn't a battle; old age is a massacre.

Old age isn't a battle; old age is a massacre.

- Philip Roth

Unless one is inordinately fond of subordination, one is always at war.

Unless one is inordinately fond of subordination, one is always at war.

- Philip Roth

Fear tends to manifest itself much more quickly than greed, so volatile markets tend to be on the downside. In up markets, volatility tends to gradually decline.

Fear tends to manifest itself much more quickly than greed, so volatile markets tend to be on the downside. In up markets, volatility tends to gradually decline.

- Philip Roth

People are unjust to anger - it can be enlivening and a lot of fun.

People are unjust to anger - it can be enlivening and a lot of fun.

- Philip Roth

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