Quotes by : Nathanael West

As far as he could discover, there were no signs of spring. The decay that covered the surface of the....

...all these things were part of the business of dreams. He had learned not to laugh at the advertisements....

It is hard to laugh at the need for beauty and romance, no matter how tasteless, even horrible, the results....

Love a man even in his sin, for that is the semblance of Divine Love and is the highest love on eath.....

It seems to me that someone must surely take the hint and write the life of Miss McGeeney, the woman....

It was very sad under the trees. Although spring was well advanced, in the deep shade there was nothing....

Art Is One if Life's Richest Offerings. For those who have not the talent to create, there is appreciation.....

We must take the long view—every defeat is a victory in a war of attrition.

You dedicate your life to the pursuit of pleasure. No over-indulgence, mind you, but knowing that your....

Numbers constitute the only universal language.