Best Anne Fadiman Quotes
- Some friends of theirs had rented their house for several months to an interior decorator. When they returned, they discovered that their entire library had… Accident
- ...the reader who plucks a book from her shelf only once is as deprived as the listener who, after attending a single performance of a… Attending
- Americans admire success. Englishmen admire heroic failure Admire
- To use an electronics analogy, closing a book on a bookmark is like pressing the Stop button, whereas when you leave the book facedown, you've… Analogies
- When the Irish novelist John McGahern was a child, his sisters unlaced and removed one of his shoes while he was reading. He did not… Book
- You can miss a lot by sticking to the point. Funny
- I have always felt that the action most worth watching is not at the center of things but where edges meet. I like shorelines, weather… Action
- When I write after dark", observed Cyril Connolly, "the shades of evening scatter their purple through my prose Connolly
- When I visit a new bookstore, I demand cleanliness, computer monitors, and rigorous alphabetization. When I visit a secondhand bookstore, I prefer indifferent housekeeping, sleeping… Alphabetization
- I am very grateful to the electronic world for making my life easier, but there is something about holding a book - the smell and… Association
- I always wanted to be a writer, and I did want to be a novelist. In college I took a couple of classes that taught… Always Wanted