Clifton Fadiman

A good memory is one trained to forget the trivial.

I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.

The adjective is the banana peel of the parts of speech.

Most people have no imagination. If they could imagine the sufferings of others, they would not make them suffer so. What separated a German mother from a French mother?

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.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.