Nathanael West Quotes

Numbers constitute the only universal language.

Nathanael West

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Nathanael West

Nathanael West (born Nathan Weinstein; October 17, 1903 – December 22, 1940) was an American writer and screenwriter. He is remembered for two darkly satirical novels: Miss Lonelyhearts (1933) and The Day of the Locust (1939), set respectively in the newspaper and Hollywood film industries.

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Nathanael West

Only those who still have hope can benefit from tears.

hope
Nathanael West

Her sureness was based on the power to limit experience arbitrarily.

psychology
Nathanael West

.. All these things were part of the business of dreams. He had learned not to laugh at the advertisements offering to teach writing, cartooning, engineering, to add inches to the biceps and to develop the bust

capitalism social-commentary conformity disillusionment
Nathanael West

It seems to me that someone must surely take the hint and write the life of Miss McGeeney, the woman who wrote the biography of the man who wrote the biography of the man who wrote the biography of the man who wrote the biography of Boswell.

biography
Nathanael West

Numbers constitute the only universal language.

numbers language

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