Share & Save
Meaning
Not documented yet.
When It Was Said
Not documented yet.
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Not documented yet.
Source
Not documented yet.
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Not documented yet.
Did You Know?
Not documented yet.
About Jay Parini
American writer and academic
Jay Parini is an American writer and academic, known for fiction, poetry, biography, and criticism. He has published 96 quotes on the site. His work includes novels centered on Leo Tolstoy, Walter Benjamin, Paul the Apostle, and Herman Melville, along with a novelized memoir about a road trip with Jorge Luis Borges. Across these books, he often works at the border between literary history and imagined life, drawing on figures from the canon and the idea of the writer as subject.
More from Jay Parini (96 quotes) →More quotes by Jay Parini
- “I argue that the resurrection was not the Great Resuscitation. It was a total transformation. I just don't ac…”Jay Parini
- “What I'm trying to argue, as passionately as I can, is that the Jesus story isn't worth dying for, it's worth…”Jay Parini
- “I suspect that the framers of the Bill of Rights have long since rolled over in their graves.”Jay Parini
- “The ability to sympathize with those around us seems crucial to our survival, and it's connected to the mirro…”Jay Parini
More Islam quotes
- “When I'm out of town, I always try to get some readings or some type of new information to where I'm learning…”Dave East
- “We should have a State in which we could live and breathe as free men and which we could develop according to…”Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- “We have shown that Islam can rule the world perfectly for 14 centuries, and during this time of Muslim power…”Abu Bakar Bashir
More Peace quotes
- “We should have a State in which we could live and breathe as free men and which we could develop according to…”Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- “Funny how we do not realize the true value and legacy of a living icon until they suddenly pass away. Truth i…”Germany Kent
- “We desire the good of the world and the happiness of the nations that the bonds of affection and unity betwee…”Baha'u'llah
READ THE SOURCE
Books by Jay Parini
The last station
1990
Promised Land
2008
Empire of self
2015
John Steinbeck
1994
The Apprentice Lover
2002