Harry Mathews quotes - page 2

My Life in CIA is the first time that I've ever written a story in my own name. (Harry Mathews)
I thought Cheever was magnificent and that if I could write like him that would be the best I could do. And then I realized that what I really wanted to write had nothing to do with what he was doing. View quote
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Translation is the paradigm, the exemplar of all writing. It is translation that demonstrates most vividly the yearning for transformation that underlies every act involving speech, that supremely human gift. View quote
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