There comes a time in the life of us all when we must lay aside our books or put down our tools and leave our place of work and walk forth on the road to meet the enemy face-to-face. Once and for all and at last

Married couples who quarrel bitterly every day may really need each other as deeply as those who appear to be desperately in love.

In the modern world, all literary art is necessarily political -- especially that which pretends not to be.

Proust again: One can only wish that a man with such powers of total recall had led a less tedious life, moved among somewhat livelier circles.

Civilization is a youth with a molotov cocktail in his hand. Culture is the Soviet tank or L.A. cop that guns him down.

When I hear the word 'culture', I reach for my checkbook.

It is always dishonest for a reviewer to review the author instead of the author's book.