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Joseph Epstein quotes

American Writer January 9, 1937

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Joseph Epstein quote: "We use books like mirrors, gazing into them only to discover..."
We use books like mirrors, gazing into them only to discover ourselves. Joseph Epstein
Joseph Epstein quote: "Not to like ice cream is to show oneself uninterested in food."
Not to like ice cream is to show oneself uninterested in food. Joseph Epstein
Joseph Epstein quote: "A cat is the only domestic animal I know who toilet trains..."
A cat is the only domestic animal I know who toilet trains itself and does a damned impressive job of it. Joseph Epstein
Joseph Epstein quote: "Not everyone strives to be fashionable. I don't, and I believe..."
Not everyone strives to be fashionable. I don't, and I believe I succeed. Joseph Epstein
The decisive moment in the defeat of upper class, capital-S, Society may have come when, in newspapers all over the nation, what used to be call the Society page was replaced by the Style section. Joseph Epstein
One serious drawback about letters is that, in order to get them, one must send some out. When it comes to the mail, I feel it is better to receive than to give. Joseph Epstein
The pleasure of jogging and running is rather like that of wearing a fur coat in Texas in August: the true joy comes in being able to take the damn thing off. Joseph Epstein
No one can yet tell me why I am able to forget what I wrote in articles and reviews that I once felt passionate about, and yet am able to recall the entire lyrics of Some Enchanted Evening Joseph Epstein
Joseph Epstein quote: "[Snobbishness] is the desire for what divides men and the..."
[Snobbishness] is the desire for what divides men and the inability to value what unites them. Joseph Epstein
Joseph Epstein quote: "I myself think anti-Semitism is about envy."
I myself think anti-Semitism is about envy. Joseph Epstein
I believe it was Gayelord Hauser, the nutritionist, who said, 'You are what you eat,' but if you happen to be an intellectual, you are what you quote. Joseph Epstein
Joseph Epstein quote: "Of all the seven deadly sins, only Envy is no fun at all."
Of all the seven deadly sins, only Envy is no fun at all. Joseph Epstein
Joseph Epstein quote: "Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all."
Of the seven deadly sins, only envy is no fun at all. Joseph Epstein
Joseph Epstein quote: "I think the story is my form."
I think the story is my form. Joseph Epstein
Joseph Epstein quote: "I should prefer to die laughing, and, on more than one..."
I should prefer to die laughing, and, on more than one occasion, thought I might. Joseph Epstein

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