Quotes of Anita Brookner - somelinesforyou

“ The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ [...] death is only a small interruption. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ I suppose what one wants really is ideal company and books are ideal company. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ Time misspent in youth is sometimes all the freedom one ever has. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ 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

“ Accountability in friendship is the equivalent of love without strategy. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence — a lot passes you by — simply because your attention is otherwise diverted. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so simple and never so just. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ Good women always think it is their fault when someone else is being offensive. Bad women never take the blame for anything. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ The lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so simple and never so just. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ It will be a pity if women in the more conventional mould are to be phased out, for there will never be anyone to go home to. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ Writing novels preserves you in a state of innocence — a lot passes you by — simply because your attention is otherwise diverted. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ What is interesting about self-analysis is that it leads nowhere — it is an art form in itself. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ She was a handsome woman of forty-five and would remain so for many years. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don't win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ 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

“ 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

“ No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does. ”

- Anita Brookner

“ A man of such obvious and exemplary charm must be a liar. ”

- Anita Brookner
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