Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has. – Anita Brookner
A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar. – Anita Brookner

Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has. – Anita Brookner
A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar. – Anita Brookner
No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does. – 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
Im not a good father and theyre not children any more the eldest is in his fifties. My relationship with their mothers broke down and, because of what the law was, they went with their mothers and were imbued with their mothers morality in life and they were not my people any more. – Wilbur Smith