No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does. – Anita Brookner
Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has. – Anita Brookner

No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does. – Anita Brookner
Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has. – Anita Brookner
Existentialism is about being a saint without God being your own hero, without all the sanction and support of religion or society. – Anita Brookner
In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And in any case it is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. Hares have no time to read. They are too busy winning the game. – Anita Brookner
Older fatherhood isnt all bad: testosterone rates drop about 1% per year as men age, making them less reactive and more patient, and a professionally established middle-aged man is likely to have more time and money to devote to his kids than a twenty-something whos just getting started. – Jeffrey Kluger