“Capitalism places every man in competition with his fellows for a share of the available wealth. A few people accumulate big piles, but most do not. The sense of community falls victim to this struggle.” PeopleMenBigsFallCommunityWealthStruggleShareCapitalismFellowsVictimCompetitionAvailableEvery Man Book:Sixty stories Source: Sixty stories
“Some people', Miss R. said,'run to conceits or wisdom but I hold to the hard, brown, nutlike word. I might point out that there is enough aesthetic excitement here to satisfy anyone but a damned fool.” PeopleSaidHardEnoughMightRunningMissingFoolExcitementBrownAestheticConceit Author:Donald Barthelme
“People always like to hear that they're under stress, makes them feel better. You can imagine what they'd feel if they were told they weren't under stress.” PeopleIfsFeelsImagineStressFeel BetterUnder Stress Author:Donald Barthelme
“As Jules Renard said, no matter how much care an author takes to write as few books as possible, there will be people who haven't heard of some of them.” PeopleWritingSaidBookMatterCareHeardHavens Book:Flying to America: 45 More Stories Source: Flying to America: 45 More Stories
