The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so simple and never so just. Anita Brookner bookcommercegreat Change image and share on social
You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided to have it all for yourself. And how much healthier your decisions are once they become entirely selfish. Anita Brookner begindecidedecision Change image and share on social
All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold. Anita Brookner ancientboldfavor Change image and share on social
It will be a pity if women in the more conventional mould are to be phased out, for there will never be anyone to go home to. Anita Brookner conventionalhomemould Change image and share on social
Good women always think it is their fault when someone else is being offensive. Bad women never take the blame for anything. Anita Brookner badblamefault Change image and share on social
Real love is a pilgrimage. It happens when there is no strategy, but it is very rare because most people are strategists. Anita Brookner lovepeoplepilgrimage Change image and share on social
I'm a middle-class, middle-brow novelist. And that's it. It amuses me. Anita Brookner amusebrowclass Change image and share on social
There are moments when you feel free, moments when you have energy, moments when you have hope, but you can't rely on any of these things to see you through. Circumstances do that. Anita Brookner circumstanceenergyfeel Change image and share on social
I was brought up to look after my parents. My family were Polish Jews, and we lived with my grandmother, with uncles and aunts and cousins all around, and I thought everybody lived like that. Anita Brookner auntbringcousin Change image and share on social
I'm not very popular, because they're bleak and they're mournful and all the rest of it and I get censorious reviews. But I'm only writing fiction. I'm not making munitions, so I think it's acceptable. Anita Brookner acceptablebleakcensorious share on social
