Tony D'Souza Quotes
Every gift is held by two hands: the one that gives, and the one that takes away.
I have no doubt that 'On the Road' is a Great American Novel. But I'm also certain my students will do fine without it.
When I first read 'On the Road,' it helped me figure out how to live against the grain. Now I wonder how to be subversive when the subversive has become mainstream.
In the time it takes American literary titan William H. Gass to write a novel, other artists have been born, completed their life's work and died. That may be an exaggeration, but only a slight one.
Discipline is what makes a writer. If writing was like lifting weights, then I'd look like Mr. Universe. Write every day. Give the Muse a chance to get to know you.
Oh, man, why is this the life? Why is it? Why is one rich and the other poor? Why is one black and the other white?