Tony D'Souza Quotes

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• 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.
• I should be writing a poem every morning but I'm not.
• 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 a…
• I once waited on Sean Connery. A long time ago. This was at the Caledonian Hotel in Edinburgh. They closed down the restaurant for him,…
• In a way, 'On the Road''s greatest victory is that nobody's eyes will be opened any longer by reading it; the last time I met…
• 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 and…
• Nicaragua is a World Bank and International Monetary Fund designated 'heavily indebted poor country,' with little legal ability to control its economic future: Everything is…
• 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 very…
• When I first read 'On the Road,' it helped me figure out how to live against the grain. Now I wonder how to be subversive…
• When I grew up in the early '90s, the new World Wide Web felt like a gimmick, and I had no idea of the changes…
• Every gift is held by two hands: the one that gives, and the one that takes away.

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