Existentialism is about being a saint without God being your own hero, without all the sanction and support of religion or society. – Anita Brookner
Accountability in friendship is the equivalent of love without strategy. – Anita Brookner
Romanticism is not just a mode; it literally eats into every life. Women will never get rid of just waiting for the right man. – Anita Brookner
Life… is not simply a series of exciting new ventures. The future is not always a whole new ball game. There tends to be unfinished business. One trails all sorts of things around with one, things that simply wont be got rid of. – Anita Brookner