- If the unexamined life is not worth living, the unexamined past is not worth possessing; it bears fruit only by being held continuously up to the light, and is as changeable and as full of surprises, pleasant and unpleasant, as the future... Brendan Gill {view}
- It is in the nature of the New Yorker to be as topical as possible, on a level that is often small in scale and playful in intention.... Brendan Gill {view}