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David Brooks Quotes about Writing

A wise soul once declared that the ultimate power of the writer is that he has the choice of whom he wants to be co-opted by.

A wise soul once declared that the ultimate power of the writer is that he has the choice of whom he wants to be co-opted by.

David Brooks (2011). “The Paradise Suite: Bobos in Paradise and On Paradise Drive”, p.165, Simon and Schuster

The brain writes the autobiography of our species at the conscious level.

"David Brooks: From Spouses to Sofas, ‘Emotions Tell Us What to Value". Interview with Jeffrey Brown, www.pbs.org. March 8, 2011.

I'm not the most emotionally attuned guy in the world. My wife says that me writing about emotion is like Gandhi writing about gluttony.

"David Brooks: From Spouses to Sofas, ‘Emotions Tell Us What to Value’". Interview with Jeffrey Brown, www.pbs.org. March 8, 2011.