All of us, I suspect, imagine that a world exists from which we alone have been excluded; all of us have our noses pressed against the glass. But if …

- James Atlas

To read Wilson.. is to be instructed and amused in the highest sense - that is, to be educated.

- James Atlas

Writing is the worst part of being a writer.

- James Atlas

A penumbra of sombre dignity has descended over his reputation.

- James Atlas