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William H. Gass, born on July 30, 1924, is an accomplished American novelist. His works are renowned for their unique style and profound philosophical insights, making him a significant figure in 20th-century American literature.

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Famous William H. Gass Quotes

“When book and reader's furrowed brow meet, it isn't always the book that's stupid.”

Book Stupid Reader Brows

Author:William H. Gass

“The speeding reader guts a book the way the skillful clean fish. The gills are gone, the tail, the scales, the fins; then the fillet slides away swifly as though fed to a seal.”

Way Book Gone Reader Clean Fishes Scales Guts Feds Tails Slides Seals Skillful Speeding Fins

Author:William H. Gass

“The world of conceptualized ideas is quite wonderful, even when it's - like Aristotle's Physics - an outmoded book. The physics is not true. But the reasoning is dazzling.”

World Book Ideas Wonderful Physics Reasoning Dazzling

Author:William H. Gass

“I don't know myself, what to do, where to go... I lie in the crack of a book for my comfort... it's what the world offers... please leave me alone to dream as I fancy.”

Knows World Book Dream Lying Comfort Please Offers Fancy Cracks Leaving Me Me Alone Leave Me Alone

Author:William H. Gass

“The true alchemists do not change lead into gold; they change the world into words.”

World Writing Book Kids Gold Storytelling Changing The World Alchemist

Book:A Temple of Texts

Source: A Temple of Texts

“If you were a fully realized person-whatever the hell that would be-you wouldn't fool around writing books.”

Ifs Writing Persons Book Would Be Hell Awareness Fool Be You Writing A Book

Book:Conversations with William H. Gass

Source: Conversations with William H. Gass

About the Author

Born: July 30, 1924
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 73

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Conversations with William H. GassRelated source material

On Being Blue: A Philosophical InquiryRelated source material

A Temple of TextsRelated source material

In the Heart of the Heart of the Country & Other StoriesRelated source material

The world within the word: essaysRelated source material

Finding a Form: EssaysRelated source material

In the Heart of the Heart of the Country and Other StoriesRelated source material

In the Heart of the Heart of the Country: And Other StoriesRelated source material

The World Within the WordRelated source material

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