Jerzy Kosinski Professions : Novelist Born : June 14, 1933 Died : May 3, 1991 Browse All Authors Top 58 quotes by Jerzy Kosinski Here was one place where I could find out who I was and what I was going to become. And that was the public library. Jerzy Kosinski public-library library healing Life is a state of mind. Jerzy Kosinski states mind life She seemed to belong to that pagan, primitive kingdom of birds and forests where everything was infinitely abundant, wild, blooming, and royal in its perpetual decay, death, and rebirth; illicit and clashing with the human world. Jerzy Kosinski blooming decay bird I do not gather things, I prefer to rent them rather than to possess them. Jerzy Kosinski The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke. Jerzy Kosinski creative principles art Going around under an umbrella interferes with one's looking up at the sky. Jerzy Kosinski umbrella nature sky Take whatever you can from others, and when there is nothing left, forget about them. Jerzy Kosinski left forget Persons who have been homeless carry within them a certain philosophy of life which makes them apprehensive about ownership. Jerzy Kosinski homeless ownership philosophy Like nature, our economic system remains, in the long run, stable and rational...We welcome the inevitable seasons of our economy! How foolish of us. Jerzy Kosinski welcome running long I always have a sense of trembling, but so does a compass, after all. Jerzy Kosinski compass fear doe You don't die in the United States, you underachieve. Jerzy Kosinski united-states dies dying There are many types of participation. One can observe so intensely that one becomes part of the action, but without being an active participant. Jerzy Kosinski type literature action There's a place beyond words where experience first occurs to which I always want to return. I suspect that whenever I articulate my thoughts or translate my impulses into words, I am betraying the real thoughts and impulses which remain hidden. Jerzy Kosinski real want firsts When people claim to know who I am, I can no longer act freely. Jerzy Kosinski who-i-am claims people And really the purpose of art - for me, fiction - is to alert, to indicate to stop, to say: Make certain that when you rush through you will not miss the moment which you might have had, or might still have. Jerzy Kosinski purpose missing-you art I look back into past history, the stored experiences or products of the imagination. I look no further forward than the evening. Jerzy Kosinski imagination looks past As I go to sleep I remember what my father said-that one can never be sure if one will awake. The way my health is now, this is becoming more and more real. Jerzy Kosinski real sleep father I write for a certain sphere of readers in the United States who on average watch seven and a half hours of multichannel television per day. Jerzy Kosinski united-states writing average Travel gives me the opportunity to walk through the sectors of cities where one can clearly see the passage of time. Jerzy Kosinski memorable opportunity travel I don't fret over lost time - I can always use the situations in a novel. Jerzy Kosinski literature use writing Similar Authors Adam Johnson novelist Ivan Goncharov novelist Binnie Kirshenbaum novelist Bruce Jay Friedman novelist Buchi Emecheta novelist Bryce Courtenay novelist All Authors
