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Anatole Broyard Quotes

Anatole Broyard quotes

American Critic July 19, 1920 – October 11, 1990

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The more I like a book, the more slowly I read. this spontaneous talking back to a book is one of the things that makes reading so valuable. Anatole Broyard
To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The greater the disturbance, the greater the possibility of misunderstanding. Anatole Broyard
Anatole Broyard quote: "We are all tourists in history, and irony is what we win in wars."
We are all tourists in history, and irony is what we win in wars. Anatole Broyard
The epic implications of being human end in more than this: We start our lives as if they were momentous stories, with a beginning, a middle and an appropriate end, only to find that they are mostly middles. Anatole Broyard
Anatole Broyard quote: "Lapped in poetry, wrapped in the picturesque, armed with..."
Lapped in poetry, wrapped in the picturesque, armed with logical sentences and inalienable words. Anatole Broyard
Anatole Broyard quote: "The contents of someone's bookcase are part of his history,..."
The contents of someone's bookcase are part of his history, like an ancestral portrait. Anatole Broyard
Anatole Broyard quote: "Rome was a poem pressed into service as a city."
Rome was a poem pressed into service as a city. Anatole Broyard
Anatole Broyard quote: "Aphorisms are bad for novels. They stick in the reader's teeth."
Aphorisms are bad for novels. They stick in the reader's teeth. Anatole Broyard
Anatole Broyard quote: "Paranoids are the only ones who notice things anymore."
Paranoids are the only ones who notice things anymore. Anatole Broyard

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