Anita Brookner CBE (born 16 July 1928) is an English language novelist and art historian who was born in Herne Hill, a suburb of London.
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“Existentialism is about being a saint without God; being your own hero, without all the sanction and support of religion or society.”
—Anita Brookner (b. 1938)
“The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule.”
—Anita Brookner (b. 1938)
“You can never betray the people who are dead, so you go on being a public Jew; the dead can’t answer slurs, but I’m here. I would love to think that Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, but he doesn’t.”
—Anita Brookner (b. 1938)
“What is interesting about self-analysis is that it leads nowhere—it is an art form in itself.”
—Anita Brookner (b. 1938)
“No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does.”
—Anita Brookner (b. 1938)