• 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.

  Philip Roth
  American Novelist 1933-2018
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. impersonation
2. authority
3. audacity
4. inspires
5. belief
6. counts

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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. by : Philip Roth

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