Farther and Wilder Quotes

“Fitzgerald's work was almost entirely out of print when 'The Lost Weekend' was published in 1944—even 'Gatsby' seemed well on its way to being forgotten—and Jackson had meant to be 'deliberately prophetic' in calling attention to a writer he considered the foremost chronicler of 'the temper and spirit of the time.' More than twenty years later he finally received credit, in writing, for having played a key role in the so-called Fitzgerald Revival.”
― Blake Bailey, Farther and Wilder: The Lost Weekends and Literary Dreams of Charles Jackson

“The Lost Weekend was the only book, out of five books, that I wrote sober, without stimulus or sedative.”
― Blake Bailey, Farther and Wilder: The Lost Weekends and Literary Dreams of Charles Jackson