Brooks Atkinson

Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank read more

Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go.

The most fatal illusion is the narrow point of view. Since life is growth and motion, a fixed point of read more

The most fatal illusion is the narrow point of view. Since life is growth and motion, a fixed point of view kills anybody who has one.

The perfect bureaucrat everywhere is the man who manages to make no decisions and escape all responsibility.

The perfect bureaucrat everywhere is the man who manages to make no decisions and escape all responsibility.

Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and read more

Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go.

In every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time. read more

In every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time. For every age has consisted of crises that seemed intolerable to the people who lived through them.