Don DeLillo - American Quotes

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American writers ought to stand and live in the margins, and be more dangerous.

Don DeLillo

He speaks in your voice, American, and there's a shine in his eye that's halfway hopeful.

Don DeLillo

I want to immerse myself in American magic and dread.

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I have only a bare working knowledge of the human brain but it's enough to make me proud to be an American.

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The thing that's interesting about living in another country is that it's difficult to forget you're an American. The actions of the American Government won't let you. They make you self-conscious.

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America is the world's living myth. There's no sense of wrong when you kill an American or blame America for some local disaster. This is our function, to be character types, to embody recurring themes that people can use to comfort themselves, justify themselves and so on. We're here to accommodate. Whatever people need, we provide. A myth is a useful thing.

Don DeLillo