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Anatole Broyard was an American writer and critic renowned for his contributions to literature and cultural commentary. Born on July 16, 1920, in New Orleans, Louisiana, he passed away on October 11, 1990. Broyard's career spanned several decades, during which he made a substantial impact on the literary world.

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“Two people making love, she once said, are like one drowned person resuscitating the other.”

People Persons Said Two Making Love

Book:Kafka Was the Rage: A Greenwich Village Memoir

Source: Kafka Was the Rage: A Greenwich Village Memoir

“People ... have no idea what a hard job it is for two writers to be friends. Sooner or later you have to talk about each other's work.”

People Writing Two Ideas Hard Jobs No Idea Sooner Or Later

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“In novels, I said, people are transfigured by love. They’re elevated, made different, lifted out of their ordinariness…It’s not so much to ask, I said. I just want love to live up to its publicity.”

People Want Made Said Different Asks Novel Publicity Ordinariness

Author:Anatole Broyard

“In an age like ours, which is not given to letter-writing, we forget what an important part it used to play in people's lives.”

People Writing Important Play Age Used Given Forget Letters Letter Writing

Author:Anatole Broyard

“There is something about seeing real people on a stage that makes a bad play more intimately, more personally offensive than any other art form.”

People Art Real Play Form Vision Seeing Stage Offensive

Author:Anatole Broyard

About the Author

Born: July 16, 1920
Died: October 11, 1990
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 40

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