“Forgers can start with the same photographic images Warhol did, and so...” — Michael Shnayerson Quote

“Forgers can start with the same photographic images Warhol did, and sometimes knock off silkscreens only an expert can distinguish from the originals.”

“The story of mountaintop mining - why it happens, and what its consequences are - is still new to most Americans. They have no idea that their country's physical legacy - the purple mountain majesties that are America - is being destroyed at the rate of several ridgetops a week, by three million pounds of explosives every day.”

“We have within us, from the start, that which will distinguish us from the vulgar herd.”

“Learning to distinguish the illegal immigrant from the legal immigrant does not solve the problem of illegal immigration.”

“I love stories. But I don't distinguish so much between a short story and a novel. Personally, when I sit down to read a novel or a Chekhov story, I'm seeking the same thing: I'm seeking that same rich portrayal of life in words.”