Quotes by Goodman, Paul

It rarely adds anything to say, In my opinion --not even modesty. Natu >>

For mankind, speech with a capital S is especially meaningful and comm >>

The important thing about travel in foreign lands is that it breaks th >>

Quotations about Town and Country

If you would be known, and not know, vegetate in a village; if you wou >>

When a village ceases to be a community, it becomes oppressive in its >>

How soon country people forget. When they fall in love with a city it >>

When a village ceases to be a community, it becomes oppressive in its narrow conformity. So one becomes an individual and migrates to the city. There, finding others like-minded, one re-establishes a village community. Nowadays only New Yorkers are yokels.

Goodman, Paul