Jerzy Kosinski Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“And really the purpose of art - for me, fiction - is to alert, to indicate to stop, to say: Make certain that when you rush through you will not miss the moment which you might have had, or might still have.”

“The planned sit-down reception is an artificial forum where one is presented with a limited number of persons with whom he can hold a conversation.”

“There must be no worse punishment to a totalitarian nation than the withdrawal of capital.”

“Homelessness is a part of our American system. There should be nothing wrong with this condition as long as the individual is not sentenced to unnecessary suffering and punishment.”

“I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That is why a lot of travel seems to me a waste of time.”

“I don't fret over lost time - I can always use the situations in a novel.”

“A novelist has a specific poetic license which also applies to his own life.”

“Take a look at the books other people have in their homes.”

“The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship between the reader and the author.”

“A trait which differentiated New York from European cities was the incredible freedom and ease in which life, including sexual life, could be carried on, on many levels.”