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Louis Kronenberger, born on December 9, 1904, in New York, USA, and passed away on April 30, 1980. He was a renowned American literary critic and poet, known for his profound understanding and unique insights into poetry.

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“In general, American social life constitutes an evasion of talking to people. Most Americans don't, in any vital sense, get together; they only do things together.”

People Together Social Company Talking Social Life Get Together Evasion

Author:Louis Kronenberger

“For young people today things move so fast there is no problem of adjustment. Before you can adjust to A, B has appeared leading C by the hand, and with D in the distance.”

People Problem Hands Today Moving Young Change Distance No Problem Adjustment

Book:The cart and the horse

Source: The cart and the horse

“Educated people do indeed speak the same languages; cultivated ones need not speak at all.”

People Needs Culture Speak Language Educated

Book:The cart and the horse

Source: The cart and the horse

“For tens of millions of people [television] has become habit-forming, brain-softening, taste-degrading.”

People Brain Millions Television Habit Taste Degrading

Author:Louis Kronenberger

“There seems to be a terrible misunderstanding on the part of a great many people to the effect that when you cease to believe you may cease to behave.”

People Believe May Seems Religion Faith Belief Effects Terrible Cease Behave Misunderstanding Philosophy Of Religion Philosophy And Religion

Author:Louis Kronenberger

“Many people today don't want honest answers insofar as honest means unpleasant or disturbing, They want a soft answer that turneth away anxiety.”

People Want Mean Truth Today Answers Honest Honesty Anxiety Deception Disturbing

Author:Louis Kronenberger

“Has there ever been an age so rife with neurotic sensibility, with that state of near shudders, or near hysteria, or near nausea, much of it induced by trifles, which used to belong to people who were at once ill-adjusted and over-civilized?”

People States Age Used Ill Manners Civilized Sensibility Courtesy Neurotic Trifles Hysteria Nausea

Author:Louis Kronenberger

“The fascinating necessarily tends to call a certain attention to itself; the interesting need not. An evening spent with a fascinating person leaves vivid memories; one spent with interesting people has merely a sort of bouquet.”

People Needs Persons Certain Memories Interesting Attention Evening Fascinating Vivid Recollection Bouquets Vivid Memories

Author:Louis Kronenberger

“The test of interesting people is that subject matter doesn't matter.”

People Matter Science Interesting Subjects Tests Subject Matter

Author:Louis Kronenberger

About the Author

Born: December 9, 1904
Died: April 30, 1980
Known for: Critic
Quotes: 66

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