John O'Hara
John O'Hara
John Henry O'Harawas an American writer. He first earned a reputation for short stories and later became a best-selling novelist before the age of thirty with Appointment in Samarra and Butterfield 8...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth31 January 1905
CountryUnited States of America
unfair reviews unreasonable
I can get very depressed by a review that is unfair, unreasonable, and totally destructive....
agenda greatest novel perfect pressure ready stay travel work worldwide
I wasn't ready to go out to pasture. I didn't have a worldwide travel agenda and I didn't want to work on the world's greatest novel ... I wanted to stay busy, but not in the pressure cooker. This is a perfect transition.
american-writer
Little old ladies of both sexes. Why do I let them bother me?
compare encourage ideas together
We get together and encourage each other. We compare ideas and show off our stuff.
america american-writer country decadence
America may be unique in being a country which has leapt from barbarism to decadence without touching civilization.
men young-writers theme
They say great themes make great novels. but what these young writers don't understand is that there is no greater theme than men and women.
people luck too-much
The trouble is people leave too much to luck. They get married and then trust to luck. They should be sure in the first place.
sex book editors
Book reviewers are little old ladies of both sexes.
artist faults
An artist is his own fault.
writing essence becoming
Becoming the reader is the essence of becoming a writer.
mom men play
Never play cards with a man named Doc, and never eat at a place called Mom's.
yellow typewriters use
Much as I like owning a Rolls-Royce, I could do without it. What I could not do without is a typewriter, a supply of yellow second sheets and the time to put them to good use.
class rich-or-poor pretending
Socially, I never belonged to any class, rich or poor. To the rich I was poor, and to the poor I was poor pretending to be like the rich.
men play tickets
Men go to musicals. Women are the ones who buy the tickets for plays.