Hypothesis: All memoirs by right-wing pundits are attempts to answer the question, "why does no one like me?" See: Toby Young's How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, Barbara Amiel's Friends & Enemies. Norman Podhoretz's Ex-Friends. Martin Peretz's promised The Book of Grudges.
-
Show this thread
-
The great exception to this rule is William F. Buckley, who God knows had his faults but also had the gift for friendship. His memoirs aren't spiteful but, on the contrary, suffer from the complacency of untroubled happiness.
6 replies 6 retweets 105 likesShow this thread -
Replying to @HeerJeet
His gift for friendship was his reason for being and led to so many catastrophic decisions, but also an unfettered generosity.
1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.