Quote #133
A man cannot write a poem or a story that will transform the whole nature of man, his reality and his truth, making them greater and nobler.
More from William Saroyan
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- The streets made me, and the streets stink, but I love them, for I was born in them out of flesh and I was born in them out of spirit.
- I had in my soul the greatest truths to tell, but when I came to the work of telling them I couldn't do it.
- I loved the theaters, and even though I was hungry, I never spent money for food.
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- The world was my home and I was glad to be in it.
- Illness must be considered to be as natural as health.
- I do not know what makes a writer, but it probably isn't happiness.