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Quotes from Nonconformity — Nelson Algren

1909–1981 United States

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Never on the earth of man has he lived so tidily as here amidst such psychological disorder.

Nonconformity (1953)

You don't write a novel out of sheer pity any more than you blow a safe out of a vague longing to be rich.

Nonconformity (1953)

A certain ruthlessness and a sense of alienation from society is as essential to creative writing as it is to armed robbery.

Nonconformity (1953)

The less he sees of other writers the more of a writer he will ultimately become. When he sees scarcely anyone except other writers, he is ready for New York.

Nonconformity (1953)

Our myths are so many, our vision so dim, our self-deception so deep and our smugness so gross that scarcely any way now remains of reporting the American Century except from behind the billboards.

Nonconformity (1953)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Nelson Algren (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.