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Quotes by Clifton Paul Fadiman

  • A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke and that the joke is oneself.
  • We are all citizens of history.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.