“Paradox is beloved of novelists. The despised savior, the humane whore, the selfish man suddenly munificent, the wise fool, and the cowardly hero. Most writers spend their lives writing about unexpected malice in the supposedly virtuous, and unexpected virtue in the supposedly sinful.” WritingParadox Book:Searching for Schindler: A Memoir Source: Searching for Schindler: A Memoir
“Fatal human malice is the staple of narrators, original sin the mother-fluid of historians. But it is a risky enterprise to have to write of virtue.” WritingHumansMotherSinVirtueOriginalsEnterpriseHistorianMaliceFluidOriginal SinStaplesNarrators Book:Schindler's List Source: Schindler's List
“And it is a folly to try to craft a novel for the screen, to write a novel with a screen contract in mind.” WritingTryingMindNovelScreensCraftsFollyContracts Author:Thomas Keneally