I think that if the novel's task is to describe where we find ourselves and how we live now, the novelist must take a good, hard look at the most central facts of contemporary life - technology and science.

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I think that if the novel's task is to describe where we find ourselves and how we live now, the novelist must take a good, hard look at the most central facts of contemporary life - technology and science. - Richard Powers

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Name: Richard Powers
Born: 18 June 1957
Profession: Novelist |

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I think that if the novel's task is to describe where we find ourselves and how we live now, the novelist must take a good, hard look at the most central facts of contemporary life - technology and science.

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Richard Powers quotes

Author's Biography:
Name: Richard Powers
Born: 18 June 1957
Profession: Novelist |

Related Authors
Don DeLillo | Frederick Buechner | Anne Lamott | Anne Tyler | Emily Bronte | Angela Carter | Alice Munro | Demosthenes |

Ignorance on any subject steers you towards popular acceptance. Greatness however thirsts for an educated opinion.

I, a stranger and afraid In a world I never made.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.

I put facts on the table. Facts and figures.

Sometimes you stay in touch but out of reach. Protect your peace.

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.

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Let us first remove the thorns pricking our feet before getting rid of those on our way. It's common sense, not rocket science.

Dem no dey tell deaf man say war don start.

I believe in one thing only, the power of the human will

In a world that wants women to whisper, I choose to yell.

I know I can't change the past. But as the river keep flowing I'd keep on moving on.

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I think that if the novel's task is to describe where we find ourselves and how we live now, the novelist must take a good, hard look at the most central facts of contemporary life - technology and science.

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Richard Powers quotes

Author's Biography: Name: Richard Powers Born: 18 June 1957 Profession: Novelist |

Related Authors Don DeLillo | Frederick Buechner | Anne Lamott | Anne Tyler | Emily Bronte | Angela Carter | Alice Munro | Demosthenes |

Ignorance on any subject steers you towards popular acceptance. Greatness however thirsts for an educated opinion.

I, a stranger and afraid In a world I never made.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.

I put facts on the table. Facts and figures.

Sometimes you stay in touch but out of reach. Protect your peace.

Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.

I love women. I worship women. Donâ€™t want to be any other woman but myself.

Let us first remove the thorns pricking our feet before getting rid of those on our way. It's common sense, not rocket science.

Dem no dey tell deaf man say war don start.

I believe in one thing only, the power of the human will

In a world that wants women to whisper, I choose to yell.

I know I can't change the past. But as the river keep flowing I'd keep on moving on.

I think that if the novel's task is to describe where we find ourselves and how we live now, the novelist must take a good, hard look at the most central facts of contemporary life - technology and science. - Asa quotes

Good taste is the enemy of comedy.

We can have facts without thinking but we cannot have thinking without facts.

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Author's Biography:
Name: Richard Powers
Born: 18 June 1957
Profession: Novelist |

Related Authors
Don DeLillo | Frederick Buechner | Anne Lamott | Anne Tyler | Emily Bronte | Angela Carter | Alice Munro | Demosthenes |