“Are there, as science fiction and Gnostic speculation imply, different species of time in the same world, 'good time' and enveloping folds of inhuman time, in which men fall into the slow hands of the living damnation?” GenocideWorld War IiHolocaustWwiiStyronSteinerWilliam StyronGeorge SteinerSophie S Choice Book:Sophie’s Choice Source: Sophie’s Choice
“Flannery O'Connor had a certain genius. I don't think John Updike has, or Norman Mailer or William Styron, all of whom are talented, but they don't exceed themselves in any way. Norman Mailer thinks William Burroughs is a genius, which I think is ludicrous beyond words. I don't think William Burroughs has an ounce of talent.” William S BurroughsNorman MailerWilliam StyronFlannery O ConnorJohn Updike Book:Conversations with Capote Source: Conversations with Capote
“It was as if this man whom they had all so greatly admired, and who had endured so much at the hands of the Nazis -a man of exemplary resilience and courage- had by his suicide demonstrated a frailty, a crumbling of character they were loath to accept.” DepressionWilliam Styron Book:Depression Source: Depression