Saul Bellow Quote

In politics continental Europe was infantile — horrifying. What America lacked, for all its political stability, was the capacity to enjoy intellectual pleasures as though they were sensual pleasures. This is what Europe offered, or was said to offer.


"My Paris" (1983), p. 235 - It All Adds Up (1994)


In politics continental Europe was infantile — horrifying. What America lacked, for all its political stability, was the capacity to enjoy...

In politics continental Europe was infantile — horrifying. What America lacked, for all its political stability, was the capacity to enjoy...

In politics continental Europe was infantile — horrifying. What America lacked, for all its political stability, was the capacity to enjoy...

In politics continental Europe was infantile — horrifying. What America lacked, for all its political stability, was the capacity to enjoy...