Being ill like this combines shock - this time I will die - with a pain and agony that are unfamiliar, that wrench me out of myself. Harold Brodkey agonycombinedie Change image and share on social
I look upon another's insistence on the merits of his or her life - duties, intellect, accomplishment - and see that most of it is nonsense. Harold Brodkey accomplishmentdutyinsistence Change image and share on social
I was always crazy about New York, dependent on it, scared of it - well, it is dangerous - but beyond that there was the pressure of being young and of not yet having done work you really liked, trademark work, breakthrough work. Harold Brodkey breakthroughcrazydangerous share on social
Death and I are head to head in a total collision, pure and mutual distaste. Harold Brodkey collisiondeathdistaste Change image and share on social
