Philip Roth Quotes:
Ocupation: Novelist
Life: b. March 19, 1933
Birthday: March 19
Literature isn't a moral beauty contest. Its power arises from the authority and audacity with which the impersonation is pulled off; the belief it inspires is what counts.
source: Philip Roth, George John Searles (1992). “Conversations with Philip Roth”, Univ Pr of Mississippi
topic: Inspire, Audacity, Literature, Beauty Contest
