Louis Simpson Quotes
For people may not know what they think about politics in the Balkans, or the vexed question of men and women, but everyone has a definite opinion about the flavour of shredded coconut.
The aim of military training is not just to prepare men for battle, but to make them long for it.
The treasures of Cathay were never found. In this America, this wilderness Where the axe echoes with a lonely sound, The generations labor to possess And grave by grave we civilize the ground.
All that grave weight of America Cancelled! Like Greece and Rome. The future in ruins!
In my grandmother's house there was always chicken soup And talk of the old country--mud and boards, Poverty, The snow falling down and necks of lovers.
It's complicated, being an American, Having the money and the bad conscience, both at the same time.
I gave no prescriptions, And those who have taken my moods for prophecies Mistake the matter.
The aim of military training is not just to prepare men for battle but to make them long for it.