Solomon Gursky Was Here

“Gerald Murphy got it wrong—living twice, maybe three times, is the best revenge.”

Solomon Gursky in conversation with Tim Callaghan

“Cyril once observed that the only reason for writing was to create a masterpiece. But if you haven’t got it in you to make a great work of art there is another option—you can become one.”

Sir Hyman Kaplansky,

as quoted in The Diaries of Lady Dorothy Ogilvie-Hunt