“It is want that does the world's arousing, and if it were not for that, who knows what might not be interrupted?” WantDesireSufferingBeingArousalInterruptionEudora Welty Book:The Robber Bridegroom Source: The Robber Bridegroom
“I had the thought that this is what true civilization really is; not the cities or the monuments or the statecraft or even the politics: but this. This slip of a lady, with barely the physical power to get around on her own unaided, holding a thousand others in thrall, threaded together on the silence by the force and power of her art, her being, her imagining.” CivilizationPower Of ArtEudora Welty Book:On Writing Source: On Writing
“James Agee. He was born a prince of the language, and so he remains. And Capote. I don't care what kind of stupid ass remarks he makes, he can write; he really can. When he's on he's really on. Updike would be twice the writer he is if he weren't such a hot dog. God knows, he's a word man. Eudora Welty, great writer. Erskine Caldwell, by the way is a helluva lot better than he's ever been given credit for. But if you ask me, "Who's your favorite writer?" there's no answer to that. That's like saying, "What do you like best for breakfast?" Some mornings you want a beer; some mornings you want strawberries; some mornings you want, God help us, Frostie Crispie Flakes with a lot of sugar, and some mornings you want your old lady.” Truman CapoteEudora WeltyJohn UpdikeErskine CaldwellJames Agee Book:Getting Naked with Harry Crews: Interviews Source: Getting Naked with Harry Crews: Interviews