John Dos Passos Quotes
I Wonder If Any Of You Have Ever Noticed That It Is Sometimes Those Who Find Most Pleasure And Amusement In Their Fellow Man, And Have Most Hope In His Goodness, Who Get The Reputation Of Being His Most Carping Critics. Maybe It Is That The Satirist Is So Full Of The Possibilities Of Humankind In General, That He Tends To Draw A Dark And Garish Picture When He Tries To Depict People As They Are At Any Particular Moment. The Satirist Is Usually A Pretty Unpopular Fellow. The Only Time He Attains Even Fleeting Popularity Is When His Works Can Be Used By Some Political Faction As A Stick To Beat Out The Brains Of Their Opponents. Satirical Writing Is By Definition Unpopular Writing. Its Aim Is To Prod People Into Thinking. Thinking Hurts.
(John Dos Passos, 1957, From The Speech He Delivered Upon Accepting The Gold Medal For Eminence In Fiction From The National Institute Of Arts And Letters)
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