Clifton Fadiman

Clifton P. "Kip" Fadiman (May 15, 1904 – June 20, 1999) was an American intellectual, author, editor, radio and television personality. Quotes When you re-read a classic you do not see in the book more than you did before. You see more in you than there was before. "Any Number Can Play," 1957 An aphorism can contain only as much wisdom as overstatement will permit. Introduction to Unkempt Thoughts, St. Martin's Press (1962) Not to cover the subject, but to uncover and isolate a part of it … is the aim of the aphorist Introduction to Unkempt Thoughts Both the aphorism and the poem channel man’s wild impulse to escape the systems another part of him has so carefully constructed. Introduction to Unkempt Thoughts External links Category:Editors from the United States Category:Humorists from the United States Category:Television personalities Category:1904 births Category:1999 deaths Category:People from New York City