George Plimpton Quotes

The smaller the ball used in the sport, the better the book.

- George Plimpton

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The New York Times published the guest list on the front page. The masks were a brilliant concept. - George Plimpton

They did not specify that I had to run the race from the beginning... about a block and a half from the finish - and I entered it immediately behind the fellow who was leading the race. He looked over his shoulder and there I was, fresh as a daisy. This poor man put on a desperate sprint, which is quite a feat if you've run 26 miles, and he managed to cross the finish line before I did, which gives you some sense of my speed. - George Plimpton

Writing is a very lonely business and when you come to a book fair and you sit at a table and people come up to you with books that they've had in their library for many years and they think it's been somewhat enhanced by a signature, it's always a pleasure. - George Plimpton