Clifton Paul Fadiman Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by 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 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