"The message of guidance that neither politics nor philosophy nor religion now seems able to provide, we look for in modern literature."

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Source : Irving Howe (1980). “Celebrations and attacks: thirty years of literary and cultural commentary”, Harcourt

Irving Howe

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“Jared glared balefully at the old man, his eyes full of the shock and pain of the betrayed. I had only human comparisons for such a look. Caesar and Brutus, Jesus and Judas.”
“I hate a Barnacle as no man ever did before, not even a Sailor in a slow-sailing ship.”
“Also, most people read fiction as an escape - and I wonder whether my books aren't a bit too grounded in reality to reach the widest possible audience.”

Source : "Fact and Fiction in The Shadow Patrol". Interview with June Thomas, www.slate.com. April 10, 2012.
“your body is not a temple, it's an amusement park. Enjoy the ride.”

Source : Anthony Bourdain (2010). “Kitchen Confidential”, p.73, Bloomsbury Publishing
“No other agency is scrutinized like the police. Everything we do is in a goldfish bowl. We are not the most popular people in society. We do things like use deadly force; we're the bearers of bad news. We're not firefighters, who are viewed as heroic, helping people, with people loving them back. The police have a much more complex and demanding job.”

Source : Source: playboysfw.kinja.com
“All the learning in the world cannot replace instinct.”
“And what is the reaction of the British politcal class? Well the Lib Dems, still think that the Euro is a success! I don't quiet think where Cleggy gets this from, I don't know. Prehaps he is cosidering an alternative career, as a stand up comedian, once he's out of politics.”
“Ballplayers are a superstitious breed, nobody more than I, and while you are winning you'd murder anybody who tried to change your sweatshirt, let alone your uniform.”

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