I have no doubt that 'On the Road' is a Great American Novel. But I'm also certain my students will do fine without it. — Tony D'Souza Copy Share Image
Every gift is held by two hands: the one that gives, and the one that takes away. — Tony D'Souza Copy Share Image
Nicaragua is a World Bank and International Monetary Fund designated 'heavily indebted poor country,' with little legal ability to control its economic future: Everything… — Tony D'Souza Copy Share Image
Discipline is what makes a writer. If writing was like lifting weights, then I'd look like Mr. Universe. Write every day. Give the Muse… — Tony D'Souza Copy Share Image
The O. Henry has become lingua franca among writers for saying, 'That guy can write a story.' It's prestigious, respected, coveted, dreamed about. It's… — Tony D'Souza Copy Share Image
“Whole villages of Muslims had been hacked to pieces by drunken Christian youth, and as foreigners, we should have been pulled out by the organization. But the U.S. government supported the Christian tribes, just as the French had all through the colonial days, and to pull us out would have meant admitting that things weren't as stable for their puppet… — Tony D'Souza Copy Share
“It is good that a man should have his wife close at hand. It makes the spirit happy and guards against insanity.” — Tony D'Souza Copy Share Image
“It is not good to be so much away from one's own people. It is the sort of thing known to make one strange.” — Tony D'Souza Copy Share Image
I once waited on Sean Connery. A long time ago. This was at the Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh. They closed down the restaurant for… — Tony D'Souza Copy Share Image
“The only proof of God in the world was color. Everything would have worked the same without it. So why would the world have… — Tony D'Souza Copy Share Image
In the time it takes American literary titan William H. Gass to write a novel, other artists have been born, completed their life's work… — Tony D'Souza Copy Share Image
