Frederic Raphael Quotes

A collection of quotes by Frederic Raphael.

Frederic Raphael is a British author and screenwriter born on August 14, 1931. He is best known for his novel "The Glittering Prizes" and for his Academy Award-winning screenplay adaptation of "Darling" in 1966. Raphael has written over 30 fiction and non-fiction books, including novels, biographies, and essays. His works often explore themes of identity, relationships, and morality. In addition to his writing, he has also worked as a journalist and a reviewer.

The party of God and the party of Literature have more in co

The party of God and the party of Literature have more in common than either will admit; their texts may conflict, but their bigotries coincide. Both insist on being the sole custodians of the true word and its only interpreters.

Frederic Raphael

Books

The television critic, whatever his pretensions, does not la

The television critic, whatever his pretensions, does not labor in the same vineyard as those he criticizes; his grapes are all sour.

Frederic Raphael

Criticism

The great networks are there to prove that ideas can be cann

The great networks are there to prove that ideas can be canned like spaghetti. If everything ends up by tasting like everything else, is that not the evidence that it has been properly cooked?

Frederic Raphael

Television

People resent articulacy, as if articulacy were a form of vi

People resent articulacy, as if articulacy were a form of vice.

Frederic Raphael

Conversation