The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so simple and never so just. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes book commerce great
A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar. Anita Brookner charmexemplaryliar Change image and share on social
Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has. Anita Brookner freedommisspendtime Change image and share on social
I'm not very popular, because they're bleak and they're mournful and all the rest of it and I get censorious reviews. But I'm only writing fiction. I'm not making munitions, so I think it's acceptable. Anita Brookner acceptablebleakcensorious share on social
The goal of a life free of dysphoria is a snare and a delusion. A better goal is of good commerce with the world. Authentic happiness, astonishingly, can occur even in the presence of authentic sadness. Martin Seligman astonishinglyauthenticcommerce share on social
Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process. Bruce Babbitt agoamericancongratulate Change image and share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social