Quotes from Howard Jacobson

The young come in many guises: vigorous and passionate, vindictive and mean-spirited. And not every person over 65 is dozing in a retirement home.

Failing to see the point is not a virtue.

Non-conformity has always been one of the great British virtues, and that includes non-conformity to things British.

I've always felt that desire. To get a woman to throw back her head in laughter is a hot thing.

Literature is a house with many mansions.

We shouldn't be too hard on vanity. It can be a mark of respect for the world.

People often think that you have a sense of humor because you think that life is funny. Life isn't funny at all. It's appalling and tragic.