Tama Janowitz Quotes
Born: April 12, 1957
Tama Janowitz, a luminary of the downtown New York art scene, emerged as a defining voice of the 1980s literary avant-garde. Her work, a vibrant collision of pop culture, surrealism, and raw urban energy, champions a philosophy of radical, unfiltered creativity. She argues that true art is not a polished product but a messy, courageous act of authentic self-expression. Janowitz’s quotes resonate because they validate the chaotic, often lonely process of creation, urging us to find beauty in the bizarre and to embrace our own peculiar genius. Her legacy is a defiant testament to the power of the unconventional.
Tama Janowitz Quotes (7)
"Long after the bomb falls and you and your good deeds are gone, cockroaches will still be here, prowling the streets like armored cars."
— Tama Janowitz"With publicity comes humiliation."
— Tama Janowitz"I feel like I sort of missed the eighties. At the time, we didn't know we were having fun, which is probably the way it always is."
— Tama Janowitz"I think the sixties must have been quite a lot of fun."
— Tama Janowitz"I felt my whole life was a facsimile of a life."
— Tama Janowitz"Whether I'm critically well received, whether or not I sell books - of course it becomes progressively harder to get them published - nevertheless, it's what I do, every day."
— Tama Janowitz"Every book I write, the media just keeps punching me in the face."
— Tama Janowitz