Philip Gourevitch Quotes

These interviews were truly like nothing I had read before... On the other hand, they reminded me of everything from Studs Terkel to Bertolt Brecht. They offer a funny, weird glimpse of how Chinese society works. - Philip Gourevitch

Look around. It's harder and harder to find good fiction in mainstream magazines. I want this magazine to appeal to people interested in longform writing. This is anti-blog. It's writing worth the investment of time. - Philip Gourevitch

It can be frustrating. - Philip Gourevitch

I can't imagine trying to second guess what George Plimpton would do... The magazine has this tremendous tailwind moving it along, but there also has to be room to reconnect to a new time. These new articles will have a distinctive flavor and will address themselves to the world at large. - Philip Gourevitch

He's a villain who doesn't need to be vilified. He does it himself... He wanted to be a very good bad guy. - Philip Gourevitch

Administration officials took to telling reporters that Washington was contributing to a public-health initiative in Uganda to clean up more than ten thousand Rwandan corpses from the shores of Lake Victoria. - Philip Gourevitch

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