Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk
Jerzy Kosinski Novelist
Gender: Male
Citizenship: United States
Born: Jun 14, 1933
Died: May 3, 1991
Jerzy KosiÅ„ski, born Józef Lewinkopf, was an award-winning Polish-American novelist and two-time President of the American Chapter of P.E.N., who wrote primarily in English. Born in Poland, he survived World War II and as a young man emigrated to America, where he became a citizen.
He was known for various novels, among them The Painted Bird and Being There. Being There was adapted as an Academy Award-winning film in 1979.
I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That is why a lot of travel seems to me a waste of time.
travel
The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship between the reader and the author.
relationship
The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke.
art
Travel gives me the opportunity to walk through the sectors of cities where one can clearly see the passage of time.
travel
I look back into past history, the stored experiences or products of the imagination. I look no further forward than the evening.
imagination