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
Jerzy Kosinski quotes about
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.
poetic-license novelists poetic
A novelist has a specific poetic license which also applies to his own life.
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.
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.
numbers literature forums
The planned sit-down reception is an artificial forum where one is presented with a limited number of persons with whom he can hold a conversation.
sleep usual eternity
I am going to put myself to sleep now for a bit longer than usual. Call it Eternity
drug want consciousness
It seems that what I really want is a drug that will increase my consciousness of others, not myself.
literature moments photograph
In my photographs it is apparent that there was no posing at the moment I released the shutter.
summer spring fall
- Growth has its season. There are spring and summer, but there are also fall and winter. And then spring and summer again. As long as the roots are not severed, all is well and all be well.
littles inspired sexuality
I am inspired by human sexuality. The act itself is mechanical and holds little interest to me.
new-relationship writing accepting
The things I write are for those who are willing to accept a new relationship between the reader and the author.
loneliness being-alone gathering
Gatherings and, simultaneously, loneliness are the conditions of a writer's life.