For most men life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to get themselves filed. — Clifton Fadiman
A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke – and that the joke is oneself. — Clifton Fadiman
When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. — Clifton Fadiman
My son is 7 years old. I am 54. It has taken me a great many years to reach that age. — Clifton Fadiman
Mr. Faulkner, of course, is interested in making your mind rather than your flesh creep. — Clifton Fadiman
I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing. — Clifton Fadiman
By the end of high school I was not of course an educated man, but I knew how to try to become one. — Clifton Fadiman
I tried to use the questions and answers as an armature on which to build a sculpture of genuine conversation. — Clifton Fadiman
Insomnia is a gross feeder. It will nourish itself on any kind of thinking, including thinking about not thinking. — Clifton Fadiman
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. — Clifton Fadiman
There are two kinds of writers; the great ones who can give you truths, and the lessor ones, who can only give you themselves. — Clifton Fadiman