I was pushing myself to extremes in order to discover my many selves. Jerzy Kosinski More Quotes by Jerzy Kosinski More Quotes From Jerzy Kosinski Photography was the first foreign language of my artistic expression. Jerzy Kosinski photographyexpressionfirsts I do like to live in other people's homes. I enjoy being a guest. I am an inexpensive guest. When one lives in another's home he can enter into the psychic kingdom of that person. Jerzy Kosinski psychicshomepeople Physical comfort has nothing to do with any other comfort. Jerzy Kosinski physical-attractionliteraturecomfort I am inspired by human sexuality. The act itself is mechanical and holds little interest to me. Jerzy Kosinski inspiredliteraturelittles I suppress in my prose any language which calls attention to itself. Jerzy Kosinski languagewritingattention It seems that what I really want is a drug that will increase my consciousness of others, not myself. Jerzy Kosinski consciousnessdrugwant The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship between the reader and the author. Jerzy Kosinski new-relationshipliteraturewriting The planned sit-down reception is an artificial forum where one is presented with a limited number of persons with whom he can hold a conversation. Jerzy Kosinski forumsliteraturenumbers My choice of a life of adventure may well have been a result of the fact that action raised my blood pressure giving me enough energy to live. Jerzy Kosinski adventuregivingblood Gatherings and, simultaneously, loneliness are the conditions of a writer's life. Jerzy Kosinski being-alonelonelinessgathering Lovers are not snails; they don't have to protrude from their shells and meet each other halfway. Meet me within your own self. Jerzy Kosinski shellsloversself Take a look at the books other people have in their homes. Jerzy Kosinski homebookpeople The principle of art is to pause, not bypass. Jerzy Kosinski bypassprinciplesart If we reduce social life to the smallest possible unit we will find that there is no social life in the company of one. Jerzy Kosinski companysocialliterature The popular culture says . . . Do what you do, your life is predestined, like the installment plan on your house. There's not much you can do about it. Make your payments, live it, get sick, die, don't make any trouble. It is the Master Charge of destiny. Try to get your high credit rating. Jerzy Kosinski destinysickhouse All my life I've been hiding. Jerzy Kosinski hiding I am curious about grownups, not children. Jerzy Kosinski grownupscuriouschildren A trait which differentiated New York from European cities was the incredible freedom and ease in which life, including sexual life, could be carried on, on many levels. Jerzy Kosinski citiesnew-yorkeurope - Growth has its season. There are spring and summer, but there are also fall and winter. And then spring and summer again. As long as the roots are not severed, all is well and all be well. Jerzy Kosinski summerspringfall There must be no worse punishment to a totalitarian nation than the withdrawal of capital. Jerzy Kosinski withdrawalpunishmentliterature
