Most bad books get that way because their authors are engaged in trying to justify themselves. If a vain author is an… — Stephen Vizinczey Copy Share Image
The only virtue a character needs to possess between hardcovers, even if he bears a real person's name, is vitality: if he… — Stephen Vizinczey Copy Share Image
Thou shalt not let a day pass without rereading something great. — Stephen Vizinczey Copy Share Image
As a rule, the most dangerous ideas are not the ones that divide people but those on which they agree. — Stephen Vizinczey Copy Share Image
“I had affairs with a few girls of my own age, and they taught me that no girl, however intelligent and war-hearted, can possibly… — Stephen Vizinczey Copy Share Image
The truth is that our race survived ignorance; it is our scientific genius that will do us in. — Stephen Vizinczey Copy Share Image
To state a lie firmly, categorically and with great authority, undeterred by the fact that all concerned know it to be a lie, is… — Stephen Vizinczey Copy Share Image
You tell me your favorite novelists and I'll tell you whom you vote for, or whether you vote at all. — Stephen Vizinczey Copy Share Image
“I suppose it's more unnerving to be a boy than a girl,' she conceded.'It's the boys who have to make fools of themselves.” — Stephen Vizinczey Copy Share Image
Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. — Stephen Vizinczey Copy Share Image
Art experts are unfailingly opposed to Art for the simple reason that they are interested in Art - but Art is not interested in… — Stephen Vizinczey Copy Share Image
Whenever you hear the word "inevitable", watch out! An enemy of humanity has identified himself. — Stephen Vizinczey Copy Share Image
Is it possible that I am not alone in believing that in the dispute between Galileo and the Church, the Church was right and… — Stephen Vizinczey Copy Share Image
Great writers are not those who tell us we shouldn’t play with fire, but those who make our fingers burn. — Stephen Vizinczey Copy Share Image
