“In books, as in life, there are no second chances. On second thought: its the next work, still to be written, that offers the second chance.” StillsBookNextChanceWrittenOffersSecond ChanceChances AreSecond ThoughtsNo Second Chances Author:Cynthia Ozick
“In 1952, I had gone to England on a literary pilgrimage, but what I also saw, even at that distance from the blitz, were bombed-out ruins and an enervated society, while the continent was still, psychologically, in the grip of its recent atrocities.” StillsGoneSawsEnglandDistanceRuinsContinentsAtrocitiesPilgrimageBlitz Author:Cynthia Ozick
“We have had, alas, and still have, the doubtful habit of reverence. Above all, we respect things as they are.” StillsHabitReverenceStatus QuoAlasDoubtful Book:Art & ardor: essays Source: Art & ardor: essays
“It's true that the young who now flock to script writing, or producing and directing, to fulfill the demands of these new devices would, in an earlier period, have been submitting to magazines and working on their first novels. But even in the midst of all these "digital products," the wonder of it is that there are still so many young writers who continue to believe in the venerable print novel as the corridor to fame and fortune.” WritingFirstsBelieveHas BeensStillsYoungWonderNovelProductsPeriodsFameDemandFortuneScriptsMagazinesDigitalMidstDevicesPrintFlocksCorridorsYoung Writers Author:Cynthia Ozick
