Anatole Broyard

The more I...

The more I...

The more I like a book, the more slowly I read. . . . this spontaneous talking back to a book [is] one of the things...

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The tension between...

The tension between...

The tension between yes and no, between I can and I cannot, makes us feel that, in so many instances, human life is an...

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His father, Vincent,...

His father, Vincent,...

His father, Vincent, took him to La Coupole in Paris and, after sitting on the terrace for a while, walked off and...

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It is one...

It is one...

It is one of the paradoxes of American literature that our writers are forever looking back with love and nostalgia at...

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Either a writer...

Either a writer...

Either a writer doesn't want to talk about his work, or he talks about it more than you...

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There was a...

There was a...

There was a time when we expected nothing of children but obedience, as opposed to the present, when we expect...

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Aphorisms are bad...

Aphorisms are bad...

Aphorisms are bad for novels. They stick in the reader's teeth.

Source: On Barbara...

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The epic implications...

The epic implications...

The epic implications of being human end in more than this: We start our lives as if they were momentous stories, with...

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To be misunderstood...

To be misunderstood...

To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The greater the...

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If a book...

If a book...

If a book is really good, it deserves to be read again, and if it's great, it should be read at least three...

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