V. S. Pritchett

Quotes

• “The Canadian spirit is cautious observant and critical where the American is assertive.”
• “The mark of genius is an incessant activity of mind. Genius is a spiritual greed.”
• “The State that cawing rookery of committees and subcommittees.”
• “Queen Victoria - a mixture of national landlady and actress.”
• “The secret of happiness is to find a congenial monotony.”
• “A natural New Yorker is a native of the present tense.”