All those words of praise they use for novels - spare, economical. Why should I shell out £17 for economical?
It's never over till it's over with a friend. - Howard Jacobson
It's never over till it's over with a friend.
- Howard Jacobson
How do you go on knowing that you will never again - not ever, ever - see the person you have loved? How do you survive a single hour, a single minut… - Howard Jacobson
How do you go on knowing that you will never again - not ever, ever - see the person you have loved? How do you survive a single hour, a single minut…
The perfect bacon sandwich is on white bread, very soft and very thick. Sourdough with a good crust. The bacon is half way to being crispy - and ther… - Howard Jacobson
The perfect bacon sandwich is on white bread, very soft and very thick. Sourdough with a good crust. The bacon is half way to being crispy - and ther…
I took the route favoured by all worldly failures and became a spiritual success. - Howard Jacobson
I took the route favoured by all worldly failures and became a spiritual success.
How do you explain to somebody who doesn't understand that you don't build a library to read. A library is a resource. Something you go to, for refer… - Howard Jacobson
How do you explain to somebody who doesn't understand that you don't build a library to read. A library is a resource. Something you go to, for refer…
Although I was too young to understand the theory of universal (that's to say male) guilt, I was old enough to know which sex suffered migraine and w… - Howard Jacobson
Although I was too young to understand the theory of universal (that's to say male) guilt, I was old enough to know which sex suffered migraine and w…
In the matrimonial life of the Jewish male every day is Yom Kippur. - Howard Jacobson
In the matrimonial life of the Jewish male every day is Yom Kippur.
The girls pick snouts from the pack as though they're chocolates and it matters which they select. - Howard Jacobson
The girls pick snouts from the pack as though they're chocolates and it matters which they select.
A novelist should make you realize nothing is stable. If you don't believe anything with robustness, you're doing something more radical than anythin… - Howard Jacobson
A novelist should make you realize nothing is stable. If you don't believe anything with robustness, you're doing something more radical than anythin…
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