Brendan Gill

Obscenity is a notable enhancer of life and is suppressed at grave peril to the arts. ↗

— Brendan Gill

#profanity #review #art

Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious. ↗

— Brendan Gill

#evidence #exists #favor #idea #serious

I will try to cram these paragraphs full of facts and give them a weight and shape no greater than that of a cloud of blue butterflies. ↗

— Brendan Gill

#butterflies #cloud #cram #facts #full

If it were better, it wouldn't be as good. ↗

— Brendan Gill

#good #were

It is in the nature of the New Yorker to be as topical as possible, on a level that is often small in scale and playful in intention. ↗

— Brendan Gill

#level #nature #new #new yorker #often

Parody is homage gone sour. ↗

— Brendan Gill

#homage #parody #sour