William Saroyan
William Saroyan
William Saroyanwas an American dramatist and author. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1940, and in 1943 won the Academy Award for Best Story for the film adaptation of his novel The Human Comedy...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth31 August 1908
CityFresno, CA
William Saroyan quotes about
despise evil godliness men un
Despise evil and un godliness but not men of un godliness or evil.
swift visual wisdom
My wisdom was visual and as swift as vision.
glad home
But the world was my home and I was glad to be in it.
time-of-your-life
Live, for this is the time of your life.
daughter son technology
I have never received a telephone call that justified the excitement and fuss of the electronics involved. If I can't see somebody I love, for instance, such as a daughter, or a son, I would rather receive a letter.
perspective myth sooner-or-later
Everything and everybody is sooner or later identified, defined, and put in perspective. The truth as always is simultaneously better and worse than what the popular myth-making has it.
time products my-time
My work has always been the product of my time.
intelligent sometimes imbecility
Sometimes the most intelligent thing is not to do anything, certainly nothing loaded with the imbecility of emotionality.
time believe forgive-me
I believe that time, with its infinite understanding, will one day forgive me.
army-and-navy captured fact life setting three
Three times in my life I have been captured: by the orphanage, by school, and by the Army. But I'm mistaken. The fact is I was captured only once, when I was born, only that capture is also setting free, which is what this is actually all about. The