The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so simple and never so just. Anita Brookner bookcommercegreat Change image and share on social
You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided to have it all for yourself. And how much healthier your decisions are once they become entirely selfish. Anita Brookner begindecidedecision Change image and share on social
A complete woman is probably not a very admirable creature. She is manipulative, uses other people to get her own way, and works within whatever system she is in. Anita Brookner admirablecompletecreature Change image and share on social
Good women always think it is their fault when someone else is being offensive. Bad women never take the blame for anything. Anita Brookner badblamefault Change image and share on social
Old men should have more care to end life well than to live long. Anita Brookner careendlife Change image and share on social
In real life, of course, it is the hare that wins. Every time. Look around you. Anita Brookner harelifereal Change image and share on social
I was brought up to look after my parents. My family were Polish Jews, and we lived with my grandmother, with uncles and aunts and cousins all around, and I thought everybody lived like that. Anita Brookner auntbringcousin Change image and share on social
You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths you never knew existed. Anita Brookner discoverexistknow Change image and share on social
The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule. Anita Brookner beginessenceimpossibility Change image and share on social
I never learnt Hebrew because my health was fragile, and it was thought that learning Hebrew would be an added burden. I regret it, because I would like to be able to join in fully. Not that I am a believer, but I would like to be. Anita Brookner addbelieverburden share on social