Author: Clifton Fadiman

Experience teaches you that the man who looks you straight in the eye, particularly if he adds a firm handshake, is hiding something.

(1904 – 1999) author, editor, radio host
Intelligence Wisdom

The adjective is the banana peel of the parts of speech.

(1904 – 1999) author, editor, radio host
Communication Language

Hollywood is bounded on the north, south, east and west by agents.

(1904 – 1999) author, editor, radio host
Hollywood Places

I found nothing really wrong with this autobiography except poor choice of subject.

(1904 – 1999) author, editor, radio host
Books Reviews/Criticism

The mama of Dada.

(1904 – 1999) author, editor, radio host
Entertainment

She was a master at making nothing happen very slowly.

(1904 – 1999) author, editor, radio host
Communication Insults Reading/Writing

Cheese – milk's leap toward immortality.

(1904 – 1999) author, editor, radio host
Food/Drink Time

The German mind has a talent for making no mistakes but the very greatest.

(1904 – 1999) author, editor, radio host
Intelligence Mind Mistakes People Problems

Even those who call Mr. Faulkner our greatest literary sadist do not fully appreciate him, for it is not merely his characters who have to run the gauntlet but also his readers.

(1904 – 1999) author, editor, radio host
Reading/Writing Reviews/Criticism

The adjective is the banana peel of the parts of speech.

(1904 – 1999) author, editor, radio host
Communication Reading/Writing