Jerzy Kosinski
Jerzy Kosinski
Jerzy Kosiński, born Józef Lewinkopf, was an award-winning Polish-American novelist and two-time President of the American Chapter of P.E.N., who wrote primarily in English. Born in Poland, he survived World War II and, as a young man, emigrated to the U.S., where he became a citizen...
NationalityPolish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth14 June 1933
CountryPoland
Jerzy Kosinski quotes about
photography expression firsts
Photography was the first foreign language of my artistic expression.
home psychics people
I do like to live in other people's homes. I enjoy being a guest. I am an inexpensive guest. When one lives in another's home he can enter into the psychic kingdom of that person.
punishment withdrawal nations
There must be no worse punishment to a totalitarian nation than the withdrawal of capital.
book home people
Take a look at the books other people have in their homes.
sex roles consciousness
It is not sex by itself that interests me, but its particular role in American consciousness, and in my own life.
writing average watches
I write for a certain sphere of readers in the United States who on average watch seven and a half hours of multichannel television per day.
use lost situation
I don't fret over lost time - I can always use the situations in a novel.
mean hands cocktails
It is possible to stand around with a cocktail in one's hand and talk with everyone, which means with no one.
country character waste
I can create countries just as I can create the actions of my characters. That is why a lot of travel seems to me a waste of time.
punishment usa long
Homelessness is a part of our American system. There should be nothing wrong with this condition as long as the individual is not sentenced to unnecessary suffering and punishment.
poetic-license novelists poetic
A novelist has a specific poetic license which also applies to his own life.
past imagination literature
I look back into past history, the stored experiences or products of the imagination. I look no further forward than the evening.
literature action type
There are many types of participation. One can observe so intensely that one becomes part of the action, but without being an active participant.
profound people television
People say, "Well, you went on television, it enlarged your readership." It did not at all, not at all. I might as well tell you, I lost some readership, because the profound audience felt somehow bothered by my too easy manner.