Best 5 quotes of Percival Everett on MyQuotes

A metaphor cannot be paraphrased

Elisabeth Sheffield's new novel is multilayered, smart, beautifully written, and funny. I was taken in by the first paragraph and held firmly through the roller coaster of a ride. The depth of the novel was evidenced by the constantly shifting meaning of the title itself. In fact, the entire work never changes its meaning, but somehow, seamlessly, simply means more. This is a rare and memorable piece of work.

Everybody should read fiction… I don’t think serious fiction is written for a few people. I think we live in a stupid culture that won’t educate its people to read these things. It would be a much more interesting place if it would. And it’s not just that mechanics and plumbers don’t read literary fiction, it’s that doctors and lawyers don’t read literary fiction. It has nothing to do with class, it has to do with an anti-intellectual culture that doesn’t trust art.

Often one finds surprises in a novel, but it is rare to find a novel that is a surprise. Richard Melo's 'Happy Talk' is just that. It is like a collision of William Gaddis, M*A*S*H and The Beguiled. It is a Haiti I could never have imagined and will not soon forget. These nurses are crazy and I wish I knew them.

Qual è stata la cosa che ti ha dato più fastidio in tutta la tua carriera? Strano che tu mi abbia costretto a farmi questa domanda. Già. È stato il fatto che mi abbiano definito postmoderno, figlio. Non sapevo nemmeno che cazzo significasse! Una volta un imbecille ha cercato di spiegarmelo, sostenendo che il mio lavoro parlava del processo di lavoro in sé e non della realtà oggettiva e della vita nel mondo. E tu cosa gli hai risposto? Dopo avergli detto di andare a farsi fottere, lui e il dannato ronzino che l'aveva portato fin lì, gli ho chiesto cos'era secondo lui la realtà oggettiva. Poi gli ho dato un pugno in faccia.