When you read a classic you do not see in the book more than you did before. You see more in you than there was before. Clifton Paul Fadiman More Quotes by Clifton Paul Fadiman More Quotes From Clifton Paul Fadiman A sense of humor is the ability to understand a joke and that the joke is oneself. Clifton Paul Fadiman I think we must quote whenever we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing. Clifton Paul Fadiman My son is 7 years old. I am 54. It has taken me a great many years to reach that age. I am more respected in the community, I am stronger, I am more intelligent and I think I am better than he is. I don't want to be a pal, I want to be a father. Clifton Paul Fadiman We are all citizens of history. Clifton Paul Fadiman