“Every fall I imagine once again that something wonderful will happen at a party. This is like imagining that the telephone book will prove to be a wonderful novel.”

—  John Leonard

"Perfect Knowledge in Final Things" (p. 108)
Private Lives in the Imperial City (1979)

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American critic, writer, and commentator 1939–2008

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