“Well, you were the Boss’s poodle. And you liked it. You liked to be spit on. You weren’t human. You weren’t real. That’s what I thought. But I was wrong, Tiny. Somewhere down in you there was something made you human. You resented being spit on. Even for money.”
Robert Penn Warren's classic novel follows the rise and fall of a charismatic politician named Willie Stark, whose journey through the political landscape of Louisiana is marked by ambition, manipulation, and moral decay. more
Robert Penn Warren was an American poet, novelist, and literary critic. His works are known for their profound social insight and unique portrayal of Southern culture. Warren's poetry and novels have won numerous literary awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1947 and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1955. more
“I’m tired I’m so tired Like an old whore Like robots after the machines war”