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"There's something saintly about him; he's patient and amused, rather than angry. His wit is tender and soft-edged, insidious."—Anatole Broyard, New York Times

"...an extraordinary paradox—a tender wit, a kindly satirist, a laughing stringency, a saintly critic. He is among the sweetest of all literary companions: it's both salubrious and delightful to visit inside his sharp, ironic, loving soul."—Cynthia Ozick

"Absolutely a pure, liberating joy from cover to cover."—Joseph Heller