Jerzy Kosinski
Jerzy Kosinski
Jerzy Kosiński, 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 the U.S., where he became a citizen...
NationalityPolish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth14 June 1933
CountryPoland
nature sky umbrella
Going around under an umbrella interferes with one's looking up at the sky.
missing-you art fiction
And really the purpose of art - for me, fiction - is to alert, to indicate to stop, to say: Make certain that when you rush through you will not miss the moment which you might have had, or might still have.
new-york cities ease
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.
philosophy homeless ownership
Persons who have been homeless carry within them a certain philosophy of life which makes them apprehensive about ownership.
mean hands cocktails
It is possible to stand around with a cocktail in one's hand and talk with everyone, which means with no one.
poetic-license novelists poetic
A novelist has a specific poetic license which also applies to his own life.
country character waste
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.
punishment usa long
Homelessness is a part of our American system. There should be nothing wrong with this condition as long as the individual is not sentenced to unnecessary suffering and punishment.
use lost situation
I don't fret over lost time - I can always use the situations in a novel.
photography expression firsts
Photography was the first foreign language of my artistic expression.
literature action type
There are many types of participation. One can observe so intensely that one becomes part of the action, but without being an active participant.
profound people television
People say, "Well, you went on television, it enlarged your readership." It did not at all, not at all. I might as well tell you, I lost some readership, because the profound audience felt somehow bothered by my too easy manner.
destiny sick house
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.
veils rooms helping
[Nabokov's] language is made visible . . . like a veil or transparent curtain. You cannot help seeing the curtain as you peek into the intimate rooms behind.