79 Quotes by Jerzy Kosiński

Homelessness is a part of our American system. There should be nothing wrong with this condition as long as the individual is not sentenced to unnecessary suffering and punishment.

A trait which differentiated New York from European cities was the incredible freedom and ease in which life, including sexual life, could be carried on, on many levels.

There must be no worse punishment to a totalitarian nation than the withdrawal of capital.

There are many types of participation. One can observe so intensely that one becomes part of the action, but without being an active participant.

It is possible to stand around with a cocktail in one's hand and talk with everyone, which means with no one.

I am inspired by human sexuality. The act itself is mechanical and holds little interest to me.

Banks introduced the installment plan. The disappearance of cash and the coming of the credit card changed the shape of life in the United States.

I do not gather things, I prefer to rent them rather than to possess them.

I write for a certain sphere of readers in the United States who on average watch seven and a half hours of multichannel television per day.