One serious drawback about letters is that, in order to get them, one must send some out. When it comes to the mail, I feel it is better to receive than to give. Joseph Epstein drawbackfeelgive Change image and share on social
Not to like ice cream is to show oneself uninterested in food. Joseph Epstein creamfoodice Change image and share on social
I myself think anti-Semitism is about envy. Joseph Epstein antienvysemitism Change image and share on social
I am basically a complainer and all the grounds for complaint have been swept out from under me. Joseph Epstein basicallycomplainercomplaint Change image and share on social
Culture means, I think, that you have widened your experience enough through reading and through being a little bit thoughtful about these things that it has changed your outlook in some ways. And not necessarily made you a better human being but made you see things. Joseph Epstein bitechangeculture share on social
My wife who is non-Jewish regrets it all the time that I can say these terrible things about fellow Jews and she can't. Joseph Epstein fellowjewjewish Change image and share on social
The decisive moment in the defeat of upper class, capital-S, Society may have come when, in newspapers all over the nation, what used to be call the Society page was replaced by the Style section. Joseph Epstein callcapitalclass Change image and share on social
I know how many days in which I have just answered e-mail, had three phone calls and a two hour lunch. Poof, gone. They are not infrequent. Joseph Epstein answercallday Change image and share on social
