V. S. Pritchett Quote

One recalls how much the creative impulse of the best-sellers depends upon self-pity. It is an emotion of great dramatic potential.


"Rider Haggard: Still Riding", p. 28 - The Tale Bearers: English and American Writers (1980)


One recalls how much the creative impulse of the best-sellers depends upon self-pity. It is an emotion of great dramatic potential.

One recalls how much the creative impulse of the best-sellers depends upon self-pity. It is an emotion of great dramatic potential.

One recalls how much the creative impulse of the best-sellers depends upon self-pity. It is an emotion of great dramatic potential.

One recalls how much the creative impulse of the best-sellers depends upon self-pity. It is an emotion of great dramatic potential.