"I don't want to promote my own image either. I don't like going on television or mixing in literary circles"
- Antonio Tabucchi
About this Quote
In this quote, Antonio Tabucchi expresses his unwillingness to promote himself or his image. He states that he does not enjoy appearing on television or being involved in literary circles. This might suggest that Tabucchi worths privacy and does not wish to be in the general public eye. He might likewise feel uncomfortable with the concept of self-promotion and chooses to let his work promote itself. Furthermore, his aversion to literary circles might indicate a distaste for the politics and social characteristics within the literary world. In general, Tabucchi's words communicate a sense of humility and a desire to remain true to himself instead of conforming to societal expectations.
This quote is written / told by Antonio Tabucchi between September 23, 1943 and March 25, 2012. He was a famous Writer from Italy.
The author also have 30 other quotes.
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"Television news is like a lightning flash. It makes a loud noise, lights up everything around it, leaves everything else in darkness and then is suddenly gone"
"Television sounded really different than the Ramones sounded really different than us sounded really different than Blondie sounded really different than the Sex Pistols"
"I can think of nothing more boring for the American people than to have to sit in their living rooms for a whole half hour looking at my face on their television screens"
"Janet Reno, during her confirmation hearings, said she would come down harder on porno, and lately she's talked about how violence on television has an effect on violence in the real world"
"I think it's brought the world a lot closer together, and will continue to do that. There are downsides to everything; there are unintended consequences to everything. The most corrosive piece of technology that I've ever seen is called television - but then, again, television, at its best, is magnificent"
