Cliff Fadiman Quotes

When you reread a classic, you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before.

Mr. Faulkner, of course, is interested in making your mind rather than your flesh creep.

Cheese is milk's leap toward immortality.

There are two kinds of writers; the great ones who can give you truths, and the lessor ones, who can only give you themselves.

A good memory is one trained to forget the trivial.

I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.