Anatole Broyard

We are all tourists in history, and irony is what we win in wars.

Aphorisms are bad for novels. They stick in the reader's teeth.

When friends stop being frank and useful to each other, the whole world loses some of its radiance.

Strictly speaking, the idea of a scientific poem is probably as nonsensical as that of a poetic science.

What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people.

The judge decided in this case that both the state and the defense would have the opportunity to respond to certain kinds of press. This is one such instance.