The German mind has a talent for making no mistakes but the very greatest. Clifton Fadiman Read Quote
I tried to use the questions and answers as an armature on which to build a sculpture of genuine conversation. Clifton Fadiman Read Quote
When you re-read a classic you do not see in the book more than you did before. You see more in you than there was before. Clifton Fadiman Read Quote
Mr. Faulkner, of course, is interested in making your mind rather than your flesh creep. Clifton Fadiman Read Quote
I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing. Clifton Fadiman Read Quote
My son is 7 years old. I am 54. It has taken me a great many years to reach that age. I am more respected in the community, I am stronger, I am more intelligent and I think I am better than he is. I don’t want to be a pal, I want to be a father. Clifton Fadiman Read Quote
He has made a profession out of a business and an art out of a profession. Clifton Fadiman Read Quote
For most men life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to get themselves filed. Clifton Fadiman Read Quote
There are two kinds of writers; the great ones who can give you truths, and the lessor ones, who can only give you themselves. Clifton Fadiman Read Quote
