Quote by Philip Roth Download Open image ““Nathan called all shiksas Maria--the explanation seemed as ludicrously simple as that.”” — Philip Roth ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.3 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare
Nathan Sutter," the teacher read. Here. My mother never calls me Nathan." Is it Nate?" She calls me Honeylips. — Brandon Mull Copy Share Image
“Nathan just didn't seem interested in having to prove he was a man. To some guys, that could mean he must be gay. I… — Luke Hartwell Copy Share Image
“Nathan’s blue eyes met mine. “Are you okay?” My heart felt frozen. His eyes sought out everything I was trying to hide. I wasn’t… — C.L. Stone Copy Share Image
“You're not a blade or an animal, Nathan. whatever awful things you were forced to do in your past don't define who you are… — Lara Adrian Copy Share Image
“Maria thought for a moment. “Are they slaves?” He shook his head but did not answer immediately. “They’re robots.” “Are they? I wonder sometimes.” — N.M. Sotzek Copy Share Image
“Asking for help was anathema to me. I'd told Maria that. 'And how's that been working out for you so far?' she'd said. I… — Gail Honeyman Copy Share Image
“People called her wild, but she wasn't. Not really. She just didn't give a shit what they thought. Maybe that was what they found… — Jean Reynolds Page Copy Share Image
“I'm sorry, Nathan, I really wish I could be the sort of person who thinks things out in advance. Like Mum with her dinner… — Zoe Thurner Copy Share Image
“Nathan kissed Madeline on the cheek and shook Ed's hand enthusiastically. He took an ostentatious relish in the civility of his dealings with his… — Liane Moriarty Copy Share Image
“It’s kind of like a monkey took a big shit and tried to spell their name in it with their tail. Only, the monkey’s… — Brittainy C. Cherry Copy Share Image
“You didn't care about the .... the name.' 'Not the name.'. He led my gaze, unfaltering, unblinking. 'Just the girl.” — Catherine Doyle Copy Share Image
“The old intergenerational give-and-take of the country-that-used-to-be, when everyone knew his role and took the rules dead seriously, the acculturating back-and-forth that all of… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
You be greater than your feelings. I don't demand this of you - life does. Otherwise you'll be washed away by feelings. You'll be… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
The only way to have a funeral is to invite everyone who ever knew the person and just wait for the accident to happen-somebody… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
To become a celebrity is to become a brand name. There is Ivory Soap, Rice Krispies, and Philip Roth. Ivory is the soap that… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
“There are no reasons. She is obliged to be as she is. We all are. Reasons are in books.” — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
“As far as I can see there is no conquering or exorcising the past with words - words born either of imagination or forthrightness.” — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
“What is astonishing is that we, who had no idea how anything was going to turn out, now know exactly what happened.” — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
“Good Christ, a Jewish man with parents alive is a fifteen-year-old boy, and will remain a fifteen-year-old boy till they die!” — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
I am the Raskolnikov of jerking off – the sticky evidence is everywhere! — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
“Better for real things to be uncontrollable, better for one's life to be undecipherable and intellectually impenetrable than to attempt to make casual sense… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
