One of the good things about the profession of being a professor, is that you also have time to do what interests you and what you care about or what you're good at.
Louis MenandWriters are not mere copyists of language; they are polishers, embellishers, perfecters. They spend hours getting the timing right so that what they write sounds completely unrehearsed.
Louis MenandItโs all in the genesโ: an explanation for the way things are that does not threaten the way things are. Why should someone feel unhappy or engage in antisocial behavior when that person is living in the freest and most prosperous nation on earth? It canโt be the system! There must be a flaw in the wiring somewhere.
Louis MenandIt's very hard to know who your readers are, but that's who I'm... if I have somebody in my head, that's probably who it is.
Louis Menand