About Quote by Francine Prose

“A work of art can start you thinking about some aesthetic or philosophical problem; it can suggest some new method, some fresh approach to fiction.”

Francine Prose

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (5 ratings)

About Aesthetic Approach Art Fiction Fresh Method New Philosophical Problem Some Start Suggest Thinking Work You

More by Francine Prose

“I'm out of the equation, an innocent bystander at the major love affair Joan is having with Joan”

Francine Prose

Image

I went through college in the 1960s without having any idea that I was going to have to make a living. When I graduated…

Francine Prose

Image

All the elements of good writing depend on the writer's skill in choosing one word instead of another.

Francine Prose

Image

“She emerges from the station directly across from the restaurant. And she's right on time. Like magic, Sonya thinks, briefly saddened to realize that…

Francine Prose

Image

“Like, for example, sleeve length. Should he hide the tattoos? Or just wear a T-shirt and let "them" do the talking? If one picture's…

Francine Prose

Image

“Consequently, we sympathize. We identify. We care. In fact, most writers would like you to identify”

Francine Prose

Image

“A woman would have to be crazy to marry, or even have sex with, a man who would prosecute every lover’s quarrel like a…

Francine Prose

Image

I know a lot of Eastern Europeans, and because of what they have been through and what they have seen, they have an attitude…

Francine Prose

Image

“I’ve always thought that a close-reading course should at least be a companion, if not an alternative, to the writing workshop. Though it also…

Francine Prose

Image

“Not all great writers may seem great to us, regardless of how often and how hard we try to see their virtues. I know,…

Francine Prose

Image

Like seeing a photograph of yourself as a child, encountering handwriting that you know was once yours but that now seems only dimly familiar…

Francine Prose

Image

'One Hundred Years of Solitude' convinced me to drop out of Harvard graduate school. The novel reminded me of everything my Ph.D. program was…

Francine Prose

Image

Explore all 73 Francine Prose quotes

More About quotes

If you ask an introvert a question, wait until she thinks about it. Introverts think before speaking, not through speaking. If you want to…

Laurie Helgoe

Image

Joking about violence is not funny.

Perez Hilton

Image

I talk to my mates about our kids, being too tired and being worn out.

Holly Willoughby

Image

With 'Pretty Girls,' I saw the opportunity to talk not just about crime but what crime leaves behind.

Karin Slaughter

Image

I write about presidents. That means I write about guys - so far. I'm interested in the people closest to them, the people they…

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Image

That's something a lot of folks don't know about me - I'm pretty darn funny.

Michael Jai White

Image

I learned a lot about myself at Oakmont.

Shane Lowry

Image

I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon…

Magdalena Neuner

Image

Sport is not just about entertainment. It is equally about winning and losing, pooling and galvanising the energy of the youth, upgrading people's physical…

Nita Ambani