16 Quotes by Anthony Lane

We happen upon ourselves when nothing much happens to us, and we are transformed in the process.

Children, viewed from one angle, are philosophy in motion.

The obvious precedent for Beijing 2008 was the Berlin Olympics, in 1936. Both were showcases for a muscle-flexing nation, although Hitler made an elementary error when he chose not to dress his young National Socialists in lime-green catsuits laced with twinkling fairy lights.

I do have one very brutal writing ritual. If I’m working in the morning, I don’t allow myself a cup of tea until I’ve written two paragraphs. It’s harsh.

We are not merely tempered and schooled by failure but compelled, in however subtle a fashion, to become something other than we were.

So much to relish and remember.

Youth is a clearer witness to the world.