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> [Since I'm a fan of collections and anthologies, believe that the best writing often shines in shards and galloping stretches, I never find myself lobbying for a writer I enjoy reading regularly to hole up in Heidegger's hut for four…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wolcott/since-i-m-a-fan-of-collections-and-anthologies-believe-that-the-best/)

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## More by James Wolcott

> [In the Tea Party era, it is the restless conservative Republican who has become passion's plaything, the toy of impetuous romance, an erotomania only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wolcott/in-the-tea-party-era-it-is-the-restless-conservative-republican-who/)

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> [There was a time when idealistic folksingers such as myself believed that Reality TV was a programming vogue that would peak and recede, leaving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wolcott/there-was-a-time-when-idealistic-folksingers-such-as-myself-believed/)

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> [After a decade this glum, we deserved a shot of 'Glee,' a show that restored our faith in the power of song, the beauty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wolcott/after-a-decade-this-glum-we-deserved-a-shot-of-glee-a-show-that/)

[James Wolcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wolcott/)

> [It's the contemporary woman that movies don't know what to do with, other than bathe her in a bridal glow in romantic comedies where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wolcott/it-s-the-contemporary-woman-that-movies-don-t-know-what-to-do-with/)

[James Wolcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wolcott/)

> [I understand the people-watching, but I've never done it where people have to race to three different shows, from here to there. I mean,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wolcott/i-understand-the-people-watching-but-i-ve-never-done-it-where-people/)

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> [What had brought me to New York in the autumn of 1972 was a letter of recommendation written by Norman Mailer, the author of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wolcott/what-had-brought-me-to-new-york-in-the-autumn-of-1972-was-a-letter-of/)

[James Wolcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wolcott/)

> [Historically, Hollywood comedy has arrived in skinny envelopes. From fence post Buster Keaton to herky-jerky Jerry Lewis to wiry nerve-bundle Woody Allen to hung-loose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wolcott/historically-hollywood-comedy-has-arrived-in-skinny-envelopes-from/)

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> [Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian would have left little more than lipstick stains in their passing had it not been for the sex videos…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wolcott/paris-hilton-and-kim-kardashian-would-have-left-little-more-than/)

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> [On August 28, 2010, Fox News messiah Glenn Beck hosted a 'Restoring Honor' revival meeting featuring sexy guest star Sarah Palin, much as Bob…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wolcott/on-august-28-2010-fox-news-messiah-glenn-beck-hosted-a-restoring/)

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> [I've always stayed on the periphery of things. When I used to go to the punk clubs and things like that, I was never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wolcott/i-ve-always-stayed-on-the-periphery-of-things-when-i-used-to-go-to/)

[James Wolcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wolcott/)

> [My high-school papers, my college-application essays, read like Norman Mailer packed in a crunchy-peanut-butter sandwich.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wolcott/my-high-school-papers-my-college-application-essays-read-like-norman/)

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> [Telling writers to shut up is a sure way to keep them talking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wolcott/telling-writers-to-shut-up-is-a-sure-way-to-keep-them-talking/)

[James Wolcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wolcott/)

> [As we divest ourselves of once familiar physical objects - digitize and dematerialize - we approach a 'Star Trek' future in which everything can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wolcott/as-we-divest-ourselves-of-once-familiar-physical-objects-digitize-and/)

[James Wolcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wolcott/)

> [The advent of DVD/Blu-ray reissues of classic Hollywood and foreign films has been a boon to film buffs, who can now study their favorites…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wolcott/the-advent-of-dvd-blu-ray-reissues-of-classic-hollywood-and-foreign/)

[James Wolcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-wolcott/)

> [Mitt Romney - he had a Rock Hudson thing going, shoeblack hair and a well-hung resume, but even for a shameless, position-shifting phony he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-wolcott/mitt-romney-he-had-a-rock-hudson-thing-going-shoeblack-hair-and-a/)

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