Latecomers by Anita Brookner: Part One

Aphorism Six: "Discover the delight of generosity!”

Full Quote: “Fibich sent his cigarette ration to Hartmann, who was gradually discovering the delights of generosity.” Page 11 Pantheon Books, 1988.

Aphorism Seven: “Waiting demands courage!”

Full Quote: “But waiting demanded so much courage, and she was not a brave woman.” P. 23.

Aphorism Eight: “The gift of beauty may not necessarily be fatal!”

Full Quote: “The gift of beauty may not necessarily be fatal; on the other hand it may distort the prospects of those who possess it.” P. 78

Aphorism Nine: “Cultivate the gift of finding life entertaining!”

Full Quote: “Hartman had the gift, which Fibich never had, of finding life entertaining: his bonhomie rarely faltered.” P. 84.

The Red and The Black, Stendhal, Signet Classic, 1970

Aphorism 2: “Give into the pleasure of being alive!”

Full Quote: “Alone, far from the sight of men, and by instinct totally unafraid of Mne. De Renal, Julien, after so much constraint and clever diplomacy, had given in to the pleasure of being alive---“ p. 59

Aphorism 3: “You can’t lean on something unless it resists!”

Full Quote: “You can’t lean on something unless it resists, etcetera.” P. 257

Aphorism 4: “Direct admiration to the useful!”

Full Quote: “…but she soon found out that had but one attitude of mind: the utilitarian, an admiration for the useful.” P. 292

Aphorism 5: “Know how to avoid defeat!”

Full Quote: “He was so stirred by his admiration for the great virtues of Danton, Mirabeau, Carnot, men who knew how to avoid defeat,…” P. 300