WIST Quotations

Kronenberger, Louis -- “Aphorisms,” Vogue (1 Mar 1964)

Dave — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:47:14 +0000

In the history of mankind, fanaticism has cause more harm than vice.

Louis Kronenberger (1904–1980) American critic, novelist, biographer
“Aphorisms,” Vogue (1 Mar 1964)

Kronenberger, Louis -- “Unbrave New World,” The Cart and the Horse (1964)

Dave — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:52:58 +0000

Most people today don’t want honest answers insofar as honest means unpleasant or disturbing. They want a soft answer that turneth away anxiety. They want answers that are, in effect, escapes.

Louis Kronenberger (1904–1980) American critic, novelist, biographer
“Unbrave New World,” The Cart and the Horse (1964)

An allusion to Proverbs 15:1 "A soft answer turneth away wrath."

Kronenberger, Louis -- Company Manners: A Cultural Inquiry into American Life, 3.3 (1954)

Dave — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:46:51 +0000

We might define an eccentric as a man who is a law unto himself, and a crank as one who, having determined what the law is, insists on laying it down to others.

Louis Kronenberger (1904–1980) American critic, novelist, biographer
Company Manners: A Cultural Inquiry into American Life, 3.3 (1954)

Kronenberger, Louis -- Company Manners, Sec. 2.1 (1954)

Dave — Mon, 17 Oct 2005 18:09:12 +0000

One of the misfortunes of our time is that in getting rid of false shame, we have killed off so much real shame as well.

Louis Kronenberger (1904–1980) American critic, novelist, biographer
Company Manners, Sec. 2.1 (1954)