A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world. That means trying to understand, take in, connect with, what wickedness human beings are capable of; and not be corrupted — made cynical, superficial — by this understanding.


Frankfurt Book Fair speech (2003)

Susan Sontag Quotes

A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world. That means trying to understand, take in, connect with, what wickedness human beings...

A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world. That means trying to understand, take in, connect with, what wickedness human beings...

A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world. That means trying to understand, take in, connect with, what wickedness human beings...

A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world. That means trying to understand, take in, connect with, what wickedness human beings...