Anita Brookner (16 July 1928 – 10 March 2016) was an English novelist and art historian. Anita Brookner was awarded the Booker Prize for her debut novel. Anita Brookner was born on July 16, 1928, in Herne Hill, a suburb of London, England. Brookner excelled academically and attended James Allen’s Girls’ School in Dulwich, London. Later, she pursued her higher education at King’s College, London, where she studied history and completed her bachelor’s degree. Her intellectual curiosity led her to pursue a doctorate at the Courtauld Institute of Art, and she specialized in 18th-century painting.
Famous Anita Brookner Quotes
“All good fortune is a gift of the gods, and you don’t win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold.” ~ Anita Brookner“The essence of romantic love is that wonderful beginning, after which sadness and impossibility may become the rule.” ~ Anita Brookner“No blame should attach to telling the truth. But it does, it does.” ~ Anita Brookner“I suppose what one wants really is ideal company and books are ideal company.” ~ Anita Brookner“Existentialism is about being a saint without God; being your own hero, without all the sanction and support of religion or society.” ~ Anita Brookner“Problems of human behavior still continue to baffle us, but at least in the Library we have them properly filed.” ~ Anita Brookner“For once a thing is known, it can never be unknown. It can only be forgotten.” ~ Anita Brookner“Writing has freed me from the despair of living.” ~ Anita Brookner“Always let them think of you as singing and dancing.” ~ Anita Brookner“You never know what you will learn till you start writing. Then you discover truths you never knew existed.” ~ Anita Brookner“In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And in any case it is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. Hares have no time to read. They are too busy winning the game.” ~ Anita Brookner“In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And in any case it is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. Hares have no time to read. They are too busy winning the game.” ~ Anita Brookner
