“The truth is that literature, particularly fiction, is not the pure medium we sometimes assume it to be. Response to it is affected by things other than its own intrinsic quality; by a curiosity or lack of it about the people it deals with, their outlook, their way of life.” PeopleWayBookSometimesLiteratureDealsFictionQualityTruth IsPureAssumingResponseCuriosityMediumsAffectedOutlook Author:Vance Palmer
“I have never had a current state of mind. My mind changes a great deal. I am very affected by any sorrow or sad thing, and I am very affected by joy and beauty.” MindStatesJoyDealsSorrowCurrentsAffectedState Of MindSad Things Author:Luise Rainer
“I think the play offers (white Americans) a different way to look at black Americans For instance, in 'Fences' they see a garbageman, a person they don't really look at, although they see a garbageman every day. By looking at Troy's life, white people find out that the content of this black garbageman's life is affected by the same things- love, honor, beauty, betrayal, duty. Recognizing that these things are as much part of his life as theirs can affect how they think about and deal with black people in their lives.” PeopleThinkingWayLooksPersonsDifferentPlayLife IsBlackWhiteDealsDutyHonorOffersBetrayalInstanceDifferent WaysAffectedBlack PeopleFenceRecognizing Author:August Wilson
“I've always felt that I'm affected by the world, by the way we treat each other, by the way different countries treat each other. I've always been very affected by politics, society, but I never got to a place as a writer where I felt like I could begin to deal with such things and do it well.” WorldWayWellsDifferentCountryFeltDealsTreatsAffectedDifferent Countries Author:PJ Harvey