Rice Krispies happens to be one of my favorite junk foods, just as I regard Michener as superior among junk writers.

Quote by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt

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The beginning of a plot is the prompting of desire.

The beginning of a plot is the prompting of desire.

We breathe, we think, we conceive of our lives as narratives.

We breathe, we think, we conceive of our lives as narratives.

There is no medical proof that television causes brain damage - at least from over...

There is no medical proof that television causes brain damage - at least from over...

The novel can't compete with cars, the movies, television, and liquor. A guy who's had...

The novel can't compete with cars, the movies, television, and liquor. A guy who's had...

Glen Cove. [Referring to Glenn Close on a movie review television show]

Glen Cove. [Referring to Glenn Close on a movie review television show]

There are now more TV's in British households than there are people - which is...

There are now more TV's in British households than there are people - which is...

Art may imitate life, but life imitates TV.

Art may imitate life, but life imitates TV.

We have archeology on television, and I quite like it; its a sort of detective...

We have archeology on television, and I quite like it; its a sort of detective...

The facts of life are that a child who has seen war cannot be compared...

The facts of life are that a child who has seen war cannot be compared...

I saw this show under adverse circumstances-my seat was facing the stage.

I saw this show under adverse circumstances-my seat was facing the stage.

I secretly understood: the primitive appeal of the hearth. Television is-its irresistible charm-a fire.

I secretly understood: the primitive appeal of the hearth. Television is-its irresistible charm-a fire.

I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't stop eating...

I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't stop eating...

When television producers say it is the parents' obligation to keep children away from the...

When television producers say it is the parents' obligation to keep children away from the...

The way for newspapers to meet the competition of radio and television is simply to...

The way for newspapers to meet the competition of radio and television is simply to...

Television is to news what bumper stickers are to philosophy.

Television is to news what bumper stickers are to philosophy.

We call them Twinkies. You've seen them on television acting the news, modeling and fracturing...

$We call them Twinkies. You've seen them on television acting the news, modeling and fracturing...$

Radio is the theater of the mind; television is the theater of the mindless

Radio is the theater of the mind; television is the theater of the mindless

I don't like to watch golf on television because I can't stand people who whisper

I don't like to watch golf on television because I can't stand people who whisper

As a woman I can't go to war, and I refuse to send anyone else

As a woman I can't go to war, and I refuse to send anyone else

If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you...

If you read a lot of books you are considered well read. But if you...