As a writer of historical fiction, I believe you don't want to fictionalize gratuitously; you want the fictional aspects to prod and pressure the history into new and exciting reactions. Matthew Pearl More Quotes by Matthew Pearl More Quotes From Matthew Pearl I prefer the society of one faithful person to an association of rapid talkers, who more than anything else seek admiration from one another. Matthew Pearl faithful admiration association Remember that there are two things in this life that are never worth crying about: what can be cured and what cannot be cured. Matthew Pearl cry remember two Imagine! It is the real power of a book--not what is on the page, but what happens when a reader takes the pages in, makes it part of himself. That is the definition of literature. Matthew Pearl real literature book Strangers talking over piles of books do not remain strangers for long. Matthew Pearl talking long book Romance is not an idea, but a moment. An unspoken glance when someone looks into your eyes and knows exactly who you are, what you need. Matthew Pearl romance eye ideas Yes, we rather condemn people for eternity without the courtesy of informing them. Matthew Pearl eternity funny people With James Reese’s vivid and chilling novel, readers will gain a whole new appreciation of two gothic landmarks, Dracula and Jack the Ripper. Not only does The Dracula Dossier grip us with its fast paced hunt for history’s most notorious killer, it also enchants us with sophisticated and lyrical recreations of its unique period and strong characters. A daring achievement. Matthew Pearl strong appreciation character Books do pretend ...but squeezed in between is even more that is true—without what you may call the lies, the pages would be too light for the truth, you see? Matthew Pearl light book lying He was outwardly calm but inwardly bleeding to death. Matthew Pearl calm bleeding Shakespeare brings us to know ourselves. Dante, with his dissection of all others, bids us to know one another. Matthew Pearl dissection knows ...and luckily I have enough in my head to balance what is wanting in my back. Matthew Pearl balance enough Though a woman tempted man to eat, my dear Longfellow," said Holmes, "you never hear of Eve having to do with his drinking, for he took to that of his own notion. Matthew Pearl holmes drinking men There's a remarkable power about reading together, reading collectively, that's brought out by reading groups. Matthew Pearl about reading power together Beginning in the 1920s and 1930s, film has been a shadow thrown over the minds of all novelists. Ever since, novelists have strained to make themselves more relevant and, whether consciously or not, novel-writing has been influenced by cinematic doctrines - by turns, embracing and defying it. Matthew Pearl over more beginning shadow I had a dog named Oliver with severe separation anxiety. He couldn't be alone... so I had to bring him wherever I went. Matthew Pearl alone separation anxiety dog Porter Square Books was the only place I could find that was dog-friendly, work-friendly, and had food. I was there all the time. Matthew Pearl find place time food I was fortunate that Yale has a very open and creative law school. I took many courses outside the law school, and every semester, the students had a literature reading group. I was asked to lead one on 'Dante and the Concept of Justice,' and it was around that time that I began writing the novel. Matthew Pearl law justice time school 'The Dante Club' was one of America's most important book clubs, as their Wednesday night meetings ultimately led to our country's first exposure to Dante's poetry on a wide scale. Matthew Pearl poetry night country book One thing I incorporated in my novel 'The Poe Shadow' was the little-known fact that documents show Poe inherited a slave and decided to free him. Matthew Pearl show free slave shadow Poe was plagued and haunted most of all by something pretty banal: poverty. Probably the most eccentric decision in life was to become a writer in an age when making a living at it was nearly impossible. Matthew Pearl poverty decision age life
