Book Quote by Helen DeWitt

“When a human being develops an argument, when a human being attempts not only to think but to speak with precision, he or she…

— Helen DeWitt

There is a strange taboo in our society against ending something merely because it is not pleasant-- life, love, a conversation, you name it,…

— Helen DeWitt

“I wish you wouldn't say the first thing that comes into your head, Ludo. There is an obvious difference between someone who works within…

— Helen DeWitt

“So Lucille pressed the button, and a panel slid open in the wall, and the transporter came through, and sure enough here was the…

— Helen DeWitt

“In her excitement at the idea of just walking out the door she had walked out the door without stopping to practice and without…

— Helen DeWitt

“Sometimes I rode the Circle Line reading a book on organic chemistry and sometimes I read Leave It to Psmith for the 20th or…

— Helen DeWitt

The master swordsman isn't interested in killing people. He only wants to perfect his art.

— Helen DeWitt

“I thought suddenly Look. If Kambei had stopped recruiting when the first samurai didn’t work out a 205-minute masterpiece of modern cinema would have…

— Helen DeWitt

The typical review makes a Teletubby look like a sabre-toothed tiger. You can economize by reading online rather than squandering $4.95, yes, but all…

— Helen DeWitt

Perhaps this is the root of all evil, that gardeners are not put in charge of our schools.

— Helen DeWitt

“Yamamoto said he thought you had to be able to hear how something did not work as part of a bigger thing to hear…

— Helen DeWitt

“Something looked through my grandfather's eyes. It said Being an accountant, it's not the end of the world. Something looked at my Uncle Danny.…

— Helen DeWitt