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

~Anita Brookner

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

~Anita Brookner

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

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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

Topics: Ancient Being Bold Favor Fortune Gift Gods Good Good Fortune Win You

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

~Anita Brookner

Topics: About Art Art Form Form Interesting Itself Leads Nowhere

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You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a public Jew; the dead can't answer slurs, but I'm here. I would love to think that Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, but he doesn't.

~Anita Brookner

Topics: Answer Being Betray Dead Go He Here Jesus Jew Love Me Never People Public Sunbeam Think Wants Who Would You

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Like many rich men, he thought in anecdotes; like many simple women, she thought in terms of biography.

~Anita Brookner

Topics: Anecdotes Biography He Like Many Men Rich She Simple Terms Thought Women

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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

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

~Anita Brookner

Topics: Always Anything Bad Being Blame Else Fault Good Never Never Take Offensive Someone Take Think Women

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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

Topics: Anyone Conventional Go Go Home Home More Mould Never Out Pity Will Women

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Historian

Born: July 16th, 1938

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