Robert Gottlieb
Robert Gottlieb
Robert Adams Gottliebis an American writer and editor. From 1987 to 1992 he was the editor of The New Yorker...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth29 April 1931
CountryUnited States of America
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I first read 'An American Tragedy' in college, and in my entire life I had never read anything so painful.
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I can't remember how many years it's been since I last saw a David Parsons program or what I saw whenever it was, but that isn't surprising, since I can't really remember the first half of a David Parsons program while I'm watching the second half.
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For me, the real pleasure in writing is in having an excuse to pursue my curiosity about people who have meant something to me.
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If Tom Clancy didn't write any Op-Centers, he would be $60 million less rich.
There is no consolation for anyone in the Scott Peterson story, and no final illumination.
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What I love about Paul's work is the combination of the endless invention with a strong dramatic imagination.
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Gold is on 24-year highs because of a recent shift in investment allocations to commodities by a wide audience.
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Has there ever been a dance career with more ups and downs than Twyla Tharp's? Or with more varied ambitions? Or larger ambition?
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Jodi Melnick is hotly self-absorbed. Her onstage musicians are much too loud, and like so many narcissistic performers, she goes on much too long: She's interested in herself; why wouldn't we be?
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What makes a publishing house great? The easy answer is the consistency with which it produces books of value over a lengthy period of time.
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We know how Merce Cunningham works and how he thinks - we've been told, over and over again, by him and by others.
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There are certain historical figures of such importance that we need to know everything about them, which is why books about Napoleon, Lincoln, Julius Caesar, Joan of Arc, Queen Elizabeth I, and the great religious founders continue to proliferate; these lives require constant reevaluation and interpretation.
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Writing happened to me. I didn't decide to start writing or to be a writer. I never wanted to be a writer.
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Yes, bad or mediocre ballets can be useful to the dancers and temporarily fun for the audience, but in the long run, the lowering of standards can only erode the art form we all love.