"If there were genders to genres, fiction would……" — William H. Gass
"If there were genders to genres, fiction would be unquestionably feminine."
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William H. Gass
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41 Quotes by William H. Gass
William H. Gass has 41 quotes on this site.
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The death of God represents not only the realization that gods have never existed, but the contention that such a…
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What one wants to do with stories is screw them up.
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Literature is composed of quarter truths, and the quarters are often spent on penny candy.
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Getting even is one reason for writing.
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I get very tense working, so I often have to get up and wander around the house. It is very…
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I usually have poor to absent relations with editors because they have a habit of desiring changes and I resist…
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The things that stayed were things that didn't matter except they stayed, night and day, all seasons the same, and…
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Works of art are meant to be lived with and loved, and if we try to understand them, we should…
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Fiction becomes visual by becoming verbal
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Words [are] more beautiful than a found fall leaf.
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The expression to write something down suggests a descent of thought to the fingers whose movements immediately falsify it.
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For the speedy reader paragraphs become a country the eye flies over looking for landmarks, reference points, airports, restrooms, passages…
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More Feminine Quotes
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I took a gamble to exercise leadership without losing my feminine nature.
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I hate men who are in touch with their feminine side.
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Ideally, people find mates with whom they can express both their masculine and feminine sides.
— Scott Bakula
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I have a hat. It is graceful and feminine and give me a certain dignity, as if I were attending…
— Erma Bombeck
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I am positive that flexibility is a feminine characteristic.
— Emma Bonino
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Punk allowed women to stop looking feminine. Oh, the relief.
— Jo Brand
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She was deeply passionate about the sacred feminine.
— Dan Brown
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Debate is masculine, conversation is feminine.
— Amos Bronson Alcott
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A woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad and Champagne, the only true feminine…
— Lord Byron
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To deny women directors, as I suspect is happening in the States, is to deny the feminine vision.
— Jane Campion
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To sleep around is absolutely wrong for a woman; it's degrading and it completely ruins her personality. Sooner or later…
— Barbara Cartland
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I think we need the feminine qualities of leadership, which include attention to aesthetics and the environment, nurturing, affection, intuition…
— Deepak Chopra
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