John Barth Quotes

The Bible is not man's word about God, but God's word about man.
John Barth

God, Word, Bible

Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story.
John Barth

Life, Hero, Everyone

If you are a novelist of a certain type of temperament, then what you really want to do is re-invent the world. God wasn't too bad a novelist, except he was a Realist.
John Barth

God, Bad, Except

More history is made by secret handshakes than by battles, bills and proclamations.
John Barth

History, Made, Secret

Nothing is intrinsically valuable; the value of everything is attributed to it, assigned to it from outside the thing itself, by people.
John Barth

Nothing, Everything, Value

This is an exciting time. A new chapter in our history.
John Barth

Time, History, Exciting

You're certain to get a decision in a trial.
John Barth

Decision, Trial

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Nationality: American

Born: May 27, 1930

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