Arthur Phillips
Arthur Phillips
Arthur Phillipsis an American novelist. His books include Prague, The Egyptologist, Angelica, The Song Is You, and The Tragedy of Arthur...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth23 April 1969
CountryUnited States of America
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As a rule, I am lazy and prefer to avoid anything resembling work, and research feels like work, as opposed to my strong suit, which is sitting around making things up.
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It would be hard to exaggerate Ernest Hemingway's influence over American literature, but his influence on our lives is probably larger still.
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I do worry that it's impossible to write something original, that there's nothing that a human hasn't already thought of. But I can put it out of my mind and get on with what I'm doing.
I am notorious for always having two beagles with me, in any and all circumstances.
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The memoir industry is, what's the word? Under regulated. I think it needs to be pruned. If there are too many books right now and the market for readers is shrinking, I think we can get rid of many of the memoirs. Another memoir should be awfully well justified before it gets published.