Brooks Atkinson

People everywhere enjoy believing things that they know are not true. It spares them the ordeal of thinking for themselves and taking responsibility for what they know.

After each war there is a little less democracy to save.

Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go.

If you're not having a good time, find something else that gives you some joy in life.

It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.