West, Thomas G. The Claremont Institute, The Claremont Institute Blog Writings. [http://www.claremont.org/publications/pubid.664/pub_detail.asp "Allan Bloom and America"] 1 June 2000. (Accessed 16 May 2007).

If a Khurasani, Greek or Arab comes here,
he will not face any problems,
for the people will treat him kindly, as their own,
making him feel happy and at ease.
And if they jest with him,
they do so with blooming smiles.

A world of grief and pain
Oh God, but flowers bloom, even then.

The literary world must take a stand [to stop Bloomsbury publishing the book]. This is not about cancel culture. This is about defending literature from fascism. This is about standing up against religious divide, hate speech, islamophobia and false history.

DePauw University News [http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=17824 "Closing of the American Mind Author Allan Bloom Calls on DePauw Students to Seize "Charmed Years"]. Ubben Lecture Series : 11 September 1987, Greencastle, Indiana. (Accessed 16 May 2007).

It sometimes strikes me how immensely fortunate I am that each day should take its place in my life, either reddened with the rising and setting sun, or refreshingly cool with deep, dark clouds, or blooming like a white flower in the moonlight. What untold wealth!