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Cities1 quote
He could see the island of Manhattan off to the left. The towers were jammed together so tightly, he could feel the mass and stupendous weight. Just think of the millions, from all over the globe, who yearned to be on that island, in those towers, in those narrow streets! There it was, the Rome, the Paris, the London of the twentieth century, the city of ambition, the dense magnetic rock, the irresistible destination of all those who insist on being where things are happening-and he was among the victors! — Tom Wolfe · 1987Conservatives1 quote
A liberal is a conservative who has been arrested. — Tom Wolfe · 1984Criminal justice system1 quote
A liberal is a conservative who has been arrested. — Tom Wolfe · 1984Cults1 quote
A cult is a religion with no political power. — Tom Wolfe · 1980Elites1 quote
Radical Chic, after all, is only radical in style; in its heart it is part of Society and its traditions. — Tom Wolfe · 1970Fatherhood1 quote
Sherman made the terrible discovery that men make about their fathers sooner or later... That the man before him was not an aging father but a boy, a boy much like himself, a boy who grew up and had a child of his own and, as best he could, out of a sense of duty and, perhaps love, adopted a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector, who would keep a lid on all the chaotic and catastrophic possibilities of life. — Tom Wolfe · 1987Fathers and sons1 quote
Sherman made the terrible discovery that men make about their fathers sooner or later... That the man before him was not an aging father but a boy, a boy much like himself, a boy who grew up and had a child of his own and, as best he could, out of a sense of duty and, perhaps love, adopted a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector, who would keep a lid on all the chaotic and catastrophic possibilities of life. — Tom Wolfe · 1987Liberals1 quote
A liberal is a conservative who has been arrested. — Tom Wolfe · 1984Liberals and conservatives1 quote
A liberal is a conservative who has been arrested. — Tom Wolfe · 1984New York City1 quote
He could see the island of Manhattan off to the left. The towers were jammed together so tightly, he could feel the mass and stupendous weight. Just think of the millions, from all over the globe, who yearned to be on that island, in those towers, in those narrow streets! There it was, the Rome, the Paris, the London of the twentieth century, the city of ambition, the dense magnetic rock, the irresistible destination of all those who insist on being where things are happening-and he was among the victors! — Tom Wolfe · 1987Radicalism1 quote
Radical Chic, after all, is only radical in style; in its heart it is part of Society and its traditions. — Tom Wolfe · 1970Religion1 quote
A cult is a religion with no political power. — Tom Wolfe · 1980