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From Ragtime and Billy Bathgate to The Book of Daniel, World’s Fair, and The March , the novels of E. L. Doctorow comprise one of the most substantive achievements of modern American fiction. Now, with Homer & Langley, this master novelist has once again created an unforgettable... read more
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Cast of Characters/Important People
- Homer Collyer: Blind, younger brother
- Langley Collyer: Older brother injured in WWI
- Mary Elizabeth Riordan: Student
- Jacqueline Roux: Add a description of this character.
Memorable Quotes
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“"We had a joke, Langley and I: Someone dying asks if there is life after death. Yes, come the answer, only not yours."”
Homer -
“The ultimate technological achievement will be escaping from the mess we've made. There will be none after that because we will reproduce evething that we did on earth, we'll go through the whole sequence all over again somewhere else, and people will read my paper as prophecy, and know that having gotten off one planet, they will be able to destroy another with confidence.”
Langley -
“"In the old days there was another poet he liked to quote:'I'm me, and what the hell can I do about it!....I, the solemn investigator of useless things."”
Home quoting Langley -
“"You understand, Mr Homer? hou think a word and you can hear its sound. I am telling you what I know--words have music and if you are a musician you will write to hear them."”
Jacqueline
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Authors & Contributors
- E. L. Doctorow (Author)
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