Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Paule Marshall

Quote by Paule Marshall

“I realise that it is fashionable now to dismiss the traditional novel as something of an anachronism, but to me it is still a vital form. Not only does it allow for the kind of full-blown, richly detailed writing that I love . . . but it permits me to operate on many levels and to explore both the inner state of my characters as well as the worlds beyond them.”

Quote by Paule Marshall

Create image

Author

Paule Marshall
Paule Marshall

Paule Marshall is an American author known for her novels that often explore themes of race, gender, and social identity. Her most famous works include 'Praisesong for the Widow' and 'The Chosen Place, The Time'. Born on April 9, 1929, Marshall's writing has had a profound impact on contemporary literature. more

You May Also Like

“De Morgan was explaining to an actuary what was the chance that a certain proportion of some group of people would at the end of a given time be alive; and quoted the actuarial formula, involving p [pi], which, in answer to a question, he explained stood for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. His acquaintance, who had so far listened to the explanation with interest, interrupted him and exclaimed, 'My dear friend, that must be a delusion, what can a circle have to do with the number of people alive at a given time?'”

PeopleEndsScienceDeathCertainGivenInterestChanceAnswersNumbersAliveGroupsDearCirclesExplanationProportionDelusionFormulasAcquaintanceExplainingInvolvingInterruptedRatiosDear Friend
Author:W. W. Rouse Ball
Create image

“It is difficult to see anything but infatuation in the destructive temperament which leads to the action ... that each of us is to rejoice that our several units are to be distinguished at death into countless millions of organisms; for such, it seems, is the latest revelation delivered from the fragile tripod of a modern Delphi.”

SeemsActionScienceDeathDifficultMillionsModernRevelationsDestructiveFragileRejoiceOrganismsUnitsInfatuationTemperamentDistinguishedTripodsDelphi
Author:William E. Gladstone
Create image