David Lipsky Quotes

United States, Author
July 20, 1965

David Lipsky is an American author. His works have been New York Times bestsellers, New York Times Notable Books, Time and NPR Best Books of the Year, and have been included in The Best American Magazine Writing and The Best American Short Stories collections.

One of the things that writing and speech can do is express what we're thinking one thought at a time.

David Lipsky
- Time
- Thinking
- Writing
I know people who are medicated and it's their favorite subject.

David Lipsky
- People

I wanted to earn a living wage and to see something nice about me in the 'New York Times.' I wanted my mother to be proud. I wanted all the things you want and also feel silly for wanting. I wanted readers to say they'd enjoyed something of mine - to see my photo in magazines where I'd seen photos of other writers.

David Lipsky
- Mother
- Nice
- Proud
Hemingway changed prose; so did Salinger and Nabokov.

David Lipsky