John Dos Passos
Born: 01-01-1896
John Dos Passos was an influential American novelist and artist, best known for his U.S.A. trilogy, which offers a vivid tapestry of American life in the early 20th century. A graduate of Harvard, Dos Passos was a contemporary of Hemingway and Fitzgerald. His narrative innovations, social consciousness, and experimental styles greatly impacted modernist literature, making him a critical voice in depicting the complexities of American society and politics.
Book summaries for books written by John Dos Passos
Quotes
The great thing in this world is not so much where you stand, as in what direction you are moving.
Every man is an adventurer. He is born trying to open his eyes and ears and touch things with his hands.
The past isn't dead; it isn't even past.
Money's a disease, but it's the only one that can be cured by throwing more of it at it.
The world is a fine place and worth fighting for.
The only way to live in this world is to stumble around blindly in it.
You can't fatten the pig on market day.
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.
There are no heroes; there are only heroic days.
They didn't know what they wanted, but they knew they wanted it now.
The world is full of fools and faint hearts; and yet everyone has courage enough to bear the misfortunes, and wisdom enough to manage the affairs of his neighbor.
It's not what happens to you that counts, but how you handle it.