Pulitzer Quotes

34 quotes by 30 authors

I pretty much only wear Lilly Pulitzer ties because my best friend owns the company. — Harlan Coben
I made up my mind long ago to follow one cardinal rule in all my writing-to be clear. I have given up all thought of… — Isaac Asimov
Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile. In protest, I declined election to the National Institute of Arts and… — Sinclair Lewis
I would like to win the Pulitzer Prize. I would like to win the Nobel Prize. I would like to win a Tony award for… — Ed McBain
In my opinion, sexiness comes down to three things: chemistry, sense of humor, and treatment of waitstaff at restaurants. If the sparks donâ€™t fly from… — Rhoda Janzen
The Pulitzer is more useful than meaningful. — Annie Dillard
According to a new book coming out by a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, apparently when he was in high school, President Obama smoked large amounts of… — Jay Leno
I was in 27 Broadway plays, and three of them got the Pulitzer Prize. — Dick Van Patten
Murder is illegal, but if you take a picture of it you may get your name in a magazine or maybe win a Pulitzer Prize.… — Larry Flynt
The Pulitzer has nothing to do with me; it's more about people's perceptions of me, whatever they may be. I'm not being humble - I… — David Lindsay-Abaire
I think that no matter whether you're Quentin Tarantino or any other kind of a rebel, or whatever, everyone who makes movies still wants to… — Robert Osborne
I am a writer, a professional journalist with serious credentials in Crime, Craziness, and Politics. I have mingled with dangerous criminals and attended many trials… — Hunter S. Thompson
You have the feeling that if you get a Pulitzer, you're somehow set for life. — John Sandford
I always say, I'm certain I changed 'Watchmen' less than the Coen brothers changed 'No Country for Old Men.' I'm certain of it. But you… — Zack Snyder
So I think that in the beginning of your career you're just looking to work. Luckily for me, my first movie was 'Rabbit Hole' and… — Miles Teller
I'm glad I won it because when I grew up the Pulitzer was the award that every composer wanted and I was like that too. — John Corigliano
You become a great composer when you win a Pulitzer. But I think that now it's a completely meaningless award. — John Corigliano
I don't think that the Pulitzer should be given the way it is. I think the competition should be anonymous. I think completely different people… — John Corigliano
The Pulitzer Prize is an idea; it's a vote of confidence. Like literature, it exists purely in the mind. — Jeffrey Eugenides
Some Pulitzer winners - novelists - have confided to me that getting the prize screwed them up. It messed with their heads. That hasn't been… — Jeffrey Eugenides

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