History has become more important than ever because of the to unprecedented ability of the historical sciences to take in man's life on earth as a whole.

We never know how much has been missing from our lives until a true writer comes along.

Altogether beautiful in the power of its feeling. As beautiful as anything in Thoreau or Hemingway.

To have a sense of history one must consider oneself a piece of history.

History has become more important than ever because of the to unprecedented ability of the historical sciences to take in man's life on earth as a whole.

When a writer talks about his work, he's talking about a love affair.

I had to admit that in his old-fashioned way O'Hara was still romantic about sex; like Scott Fitzgerald, he thought of it as an upper-class prerogative.