×
  • Opinion
  • Features
  • Speed Reads
  • 5 THINGS TO KNOW
  • Popular
  • Authors
  • Magazine
  • World
  • U.S.
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Tech
  • Science
  • Arts
  • Books
  • Life
  • Parenting
  • Photos
  • Video
  • Cartoons
  • Puzzles
  • Newsletters
  • Authors
×
Subscribe and save Subscribe now for less than $2 an issue
The Week magazine tells you all you need to know about everything that matters. Subscribe today for less than $2 an issue.
  • Subscribe & save
  • Give a gift
  • Digital subscription
Subscribe
<   Previous
Next  >


Wit & Wisdom

“Every family is a war but some are more civil than others.” Novelist Namwali Serpell, quoted in The Washington Post

“Just because things are the way they are, doesn’t mean they stay that way.” Playwright Bertolt Brecht, quoted in the Los Angeles Review of Books

“There’s many a best-seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.” Flannery O’Connor, quoted in The Paris Review

“The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.” Writer G.K. Chesterton, quoted in The New York Times

“If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” Carl Sagan, quoted in the Lewiston, Maine, Sun Journal

“Happiness is not an absolute value. It is a state of comparison.” Author Zadie Smith, quoted in Elle

“Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of 10 and be considered a good performer.” Hall of Famer Ted Williams, quoted in The Japan Times (Japan)

■

April 5, 2019 THE WEEK
The Week logo
  • More about The Week
  • Subscribe
  • Subscriber login
  • Give a gift
  • Classroom subscriptions
  • Newsletters
  • RSS
  • Do not sell my information
  • Subscribe
  • Subscriber login
  • Give a gift
  • Classroom subscriptions
  • Newsletters
  • RSS
  • Do not sell my information
  • Privacy policy
  • Terms & conditions
  • The Week UK
  • Customer service
  • Contact us
  • Accessibility
  • Ad info
  • Privacy policy
  • Terms & conditions
  • The Week UK
  • Customer service
  • Contact us
  • Accessibility
  • Ad info
Privacy Preferences
® 2021 The Week Publications Inc., All rights reserved.