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William Saroyan Quotes

Dramatist

William Saroyan was an American playwright and novelist known for his humorous and satirical style. His works often explored social and human issues from the perspective of Armenian-American individuals.

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Famous William Saroyan Quotes

“There's a pretty woman for ever lucky man in the world: every man in the world is a lucky man if he only knew it, so why waste time?”

Ifs Men World Lucky Waste Every Man Wasting Time Pretty Woman Lucky Man

Author:William Saroyan

“Remember that every man is a variation of yourself. No man's guilt is not yours, nor is any man's innocence a thing apart.”

Men Remember Guilt Every Man Innocence Variation

Book:The Time of Your Life

Source: The Time of Your Life

“Remember that every man is a variation of yourself”

Men Remember Every Man Variation

Book:The Time of Your Life

Source: The Time of Your Life

“Every man in the world is better than someone else and not as good someone else.”

Men World Competition Every Man

Author:William Saroyan

“The writer is a spiritual anarchist, as in the depth of his soul every man is. He is discontented with everything and everybody. The writer is everybody's best friend and only true enemy-the good and great enemy. He neither walks with the multitude nor cheers with them. The writer who is a writer is a rebel who never stops”

Men Soul Spiritual Walks Enemy Depth Every Man Cheer Rebel Multitudes Anarchist

Book:He flies through the air with the greatest of ease: a William Saroyan reader

Source: He flies through the air with the greatest of ease: a William Saroyan reader

“Every man is correct in asking God why he is stuck with himself, and his rotten luck.”

Men Self Asking Luck Every Man Stuck Rotten Asking God

Author:William Saroyan

About the Author

Born: August 31, 1908
Died: May 18, 1981
Known for: Dramatist
Quotes: 180

Books & Sources

Places Where I've Done TimeRelated source material

I used to believe I had forever, now I'm not so sureRelated source material

He flies through the air with the greatest of ease: a William Saroyan readerRelated source material

Sons come and go, mothers hang in foreverRelated source material

The Time of Your LifeRelated source material

Madness in the FamilyRelated source material

My Name Is AramRelated source material

The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze, and Other StoriesRelated source material

The New Saroyan Reader: A Connoisseur's Anthology of the Writings of William SaroyanRelated source material

The bicycle rider in Beverly HillsRelated source material

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