Quotes About Author

No author ever drew a character consistent to human nature, but he was forced to ascribe to it many inconsistencies.

There is nothing so agonizing to the fine skin of vanity as the application of a rough truth.

The author himself is the best judge of his own performance; none has so deeply meditated on the subject; none is so sincerely interested in the event.

I never make the mistake of arguing with people for whose opinions I have no respect.

To a lover of books the shops and sales in London present irresistible temptations.

I think a franchise is definitely showing its fatigue when you do an evil twin story.

Our series was designed to have the same uplifting messages—and would deal with the same metaphorical way of approaching the future that both of Gene Roddenberry's series did previously.

Well, Gene Roddenberry was also a fan of drama, so I think he would have agreed with that up-front.

There was one thing the Star Trek movies did well, and that's the action sequences always had something going on and were character motivated.

I don't think seeing Spock endlessly slugging somebody captures the idea of Spock as a character; it just seems kind of dopey.

The question of the value of nationality in art is perhaps unsolvable.

Poetry is the utterance of deep and heartfelt truth. The true poet is very near the oracle.

The people's delegates had ratified Washington as much as they had ratified a constitution.

in government became the principal supporters of the

Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me from now on. Terrible things.

Depot Town"—a dilapidated factory section of Ypsi near the abandoned Penn Central depot,

liked her roommates—everything was upbeat.

Citizens, thank you for all your birthday wishes. I am 88 years old today and still lucky to live in the greatest city in the world.

Propaganda mainly tells us that Bernays's true métier was to help giant players with their various sales and image problems.

Propaganda is aimed mainly at Bernays's potential corporate clientele. And yet the author variously masks that plutocratic bias.

His body is perfectly spherical,He weareth a runcible hat.

It's a fact the whole world knows,That Pobbles are happier without their toes.

How pleasant to know Mr. Lear!Who has written such volumes of stuff!Some think him ill-tempered and queer,But a few think him pleasant enough.

How pleasant to know Mr Lear!" / Who has written such volumes of stuff! / Some think him ill-tempered and queer / But a few think him pleasant enough.