The Bostonians take their learning too sadly: culture with them is an accomplishment rather than an atmosphere; their "Hub," as they call it, is the paradise of prigs.
Cambridge is heaven, I am convinced it is the nicest place in the world to live. As you walk round, most people look incredibly bright, as if they are probably off to win a Nobel prize.
Being in Oxford can be a bit like being on holiday - there's plenty of time spent in the pub.
Cambridge was a joy. Tediously. People reading books in a posh place. It was my fantasy. I loved it. I miss it still.
I thought I might teach philosophy but the atmosphere of a college faculty repelled me; the few islands of greatness seemed to be washed by seas of pettiness and mediocrity.
Live in the serene peace of laboratories and libraries
Auburn is a very small, quiet college town, a different kind of place geographically and culturally.
I like being surrounded by students and intellectuals.
Europeans are much more serious than we are in America because they think that a good place to discuss intellectual matters is a beer party.
It doesn't look like much work goes on at this university.
