Philip Roth

"The self is a complicated thing."

"Writing is the best revenge."

"Do we need to say that freedom is a complex thing?"

"The only authentic thing is the solitary voice."

"Most people are not as interesting as they think they are."

"Fiction is a form of truth."

"People always want to tell you something."

"The desire to be admired is a human weakness."

"Art is the one place where you can do absolutely anything."

"Language is a weapon."

"The only thing worse than death is mediocrity."

"Innocence is not bliss; it's just ignorance."

"The American character is not easy to define."

"Writing requires a certain kind of recklessness."

"The human condition is the condition of conflict."

"Boredom is the most underrated emotion."

"The problem is not the answer."

"Every person has a secret."

"Money ruins everything it touches."

"Freedom is a burden."

"The past is always with us."

"Ambition is a complicated thing."

"The reader makes the book."

"Nothing is ever simple."

"Words have power."

"The imagination is the most important faculty."

"We are all trapped by our own history."

"Suffering makes you human."

"The mind is its own place."

"Beauty is as dangerous as it is fleeting."