I myself, as a person, have been influenced by many writers and many things, and my writing has felt the impact of the writing of many writers, some … - William Saroyan

" "

I myself, as a person, have been influenced by many writers and many things, and my writing has felt the impact of the writing of many writers, some relatively unknown and unimportant, some downright bad. But probably the greatest influence of them all when an influence is most effective — when the man being influenced is nowhere near being solid in his own right — has been the influence of the great tall man with the white beard, the lively eyes, the swift wit and the impish chuckle.

English
Collect this quote

About William Saroyan

William Saroyan (31 August 1908 – 18 May 1981) was an Armenian American author, famous for his novel The Human Comedy (1943) and other works dealing with the comedies and tragedies of everyday existence.

Biography information from Wikiquote

Go Premium

Support Quotewise while enjoying an ad-free experience and premium features.

View Plans

Related quotes. More quotes will automatically load as you scroll down, or you can use the load more buttons.

Additional quotes by William Saroyan

Կարծում էի, որ մարդ երբեք լաց չի լինի, երբ մեծանա, չափահաս դառնա, բայց թվում է, որ հենց այդ ժամանակ է մարդը սկսում լաց լինել, որովհետև այդ ժամանակ է, որ նա սկսում է հասկանալ ամեն ինչ:

Then swiftly, neatly, with the grace of the young man on the trapeze, he was gone from his body. For an eternal moment he was still all things at once: the bird, the fish, the rodent, the reptile, and man. An ocean of print undulated endlessly and darkly before him. The city burned. The herded crowd rioted. The earth circled away, and knowing that he did so, he turned his lost face to the empty sky and became dreamless, unalive, perfect.

Try QuoteGPT

Chat naturally about what you need. Each answer links back to real quotes with citations.

Writing is the hardest way of earning a living with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.

Loading...