Anita Brookner quotes and words of wisdom

"Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence?a lot passes you by?simply because your attention is otherwise diverted."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"Accountability in friendship is the equivalent of love without strategy."
Found in the topic Friendship.

"Good women always think it is their fault when someone else is being offensive. Bad women never take the blame for anything."
Found in the topic Fault.

"The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule."
Found in the topic Romance.

Interesting Quotes

Never judge a book by its movie.J.W. Eagan

The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true.Robert Oppenheimer