Quotes by Van Wyck Brooks

“The man who has the courage of his platitudes is always a successful man.”

“The creative impulses of man are always at war with the possessive impulses.”

“Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us.”

“Those of our writers who have possessed a vivid personal talent have been paralyzed by a want of social background.”

“ Those of our writers who have possessed a vivid personal talent have been paralyzed by a want of social background.”

“People of small caliber are always carping. They are bent on showing their own superiority, their knowledge or prowess or good breeding.”