When friends stop being frank and useful to each other, the whole world loses some of its radiance. Anatole Broyard frankfriendlose Change image and share on social
It is one of the paradoxes of American literature that our writers are forever looking back with love and nostalgia at lives they couldn't wait to leave. Anatole Broyard americanbackforever Change image and share on social
Rome was a poem pressed into service as a city. Anatole Broyard citypoempress Change image and share on social
The epic implications of being human end in more than this: We start our lives as if they were momentous stories, with a beginning, a middle and an appropriate end, only to find that they are mostly middles. Anatole Broyard beginendepic share on social
Lapped in poetry, wrapped in the picturesque, armed with logical sentences and inalienable words. Anatole Broyard arminalienablelap Change image and share on social
The more I like a book, the more slowly I read. this spontaneous talking back to a book is one of the things that makes reading so valuable. Anatole Broyard backbookmake Change image and share on social
There was a time when we expected nothing of our children but obedience, as opposed to the present, when we expect everything of them but obedience. Anatole Broyard childexpectobedience Change image and share on social
The tension between 'yes' and 'no', between 'I can' and 'I cannot', makes us feel that, in so many instances, human life is an interminable debate with one's self. Anatole Broyard debatefeelhuman Change image and share on social
There is something about seeing real people on a stage that makes a bad play more intimately, more personally offensive than any other art form. Anatole Broyard artbadform Change image and share on social
Aphorisms are bad for novels. They stick in the reader's teeth. Anatole Broyard aphorismbadnovel Change image and share on social
