Leon Wieseltier Quotes


What matters to me is that one identifies one's genuine obsessions, one's genuine commitments, one's genuine appetites, one pursues them seriously and far.


Citations

Wieseltier, Leon. Interview by Brian Lamb. Booknotes, C-SPAN, 11 Apr. 1999.

Related Quotes

Leon Wieseltier
Leon Wieseltier
  • Born: June 14, 1952
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Philosopher, Critic & Writer

Leon Wieseltier is an American critic and magazine editor. From 1983 to 2014, he was the literary editor of The New Republic. He was a contributing editor and critic at The Atlantic until October 27, 2017, when the magazine fired him following multiple allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct.