Michael Chabon Quotes

ONE OF THE STURDIEST PRECEPTS Of The Study Of Human Delusion Is That Every Golden Age Is Either Past Or In The Offing. The Months Preceding The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor Offer A Rare Exception To This Axiom. During 1941, In The Wake Of That Outburst Of Gaudy Hopefulness, The World's Fair, A Sizable Portion Of The Citizens Of New York City Had The Odd Experience Of Feeling For The Time In Which They Were Living, At The Very Moment They Were Living In It, That Strange Blend Of Optimism And Nostalgia Which Is The Usual Hallmark Of The Aetataureate Delusion.

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