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Famous Quotes Home >> Authors Starting with C >> Quotes By Clifton Paul Fadiman |
| Quote #1: | "A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke and that the joke is oneself." |
| Quote #2: | "We are all citizens of history." |
| Quote #3: | "When you read a classic you do not see in the book more than you did before. You see more in you than there was before." |
| Quote #4: | "My son is 7 years old. I am 54. It has taken me a great many years to reach that age. I am more respected in the community, I am stronger, I am more intelligent and I think I am better than he is. I don't want to be a pal, I want to be a father." |
| Quote #5: | "I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing." |
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