The force of the advertising word and image dwarfs the power of other literature in the 20th century.

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A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well because it was selling well.

A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well because it was selling well.

There was a time when the reader of an unexciting newspaper would remark, 'How dull...

There was a time when the reader of an unexciting newspaper would remark, 'How dull...

The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.

The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.

Human models are more vivid and more persuasive than explicit moral commands.

Human models are more vivid and more persuasive than explicit moral commands.

The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to...

The courage to imagine the otherwise is our greatest resource, adding color and suspense to...

As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.

As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.

The world of crime is a last refuge of the authentic, uncorrupted, spontaneous event.

The world of crime is a last refuge of the authentic, uncorrupted, spontaneous event.

Reading is like the sex act-done privately, and often in bed.

Reading is like the sex act-done privately, and often in bed.

I write to discover what I think. After all, the bars aren't open that early.

I write to discover what I think. After all, the bars aren't open that early.

Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of...

Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of...

As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo...

As individuals and as a nation, we now suffer from social narcissism. The beloved Echo...

Nothing is really real unless it happens on television.

Nothing is really real unless it happens on television.

Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.

Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.

Reading is like the sex act - done privately, and often in bed.

Reading is like the sex act - done privately, and often in bed.

I've learned any fool can write a bad ad, but it takes a real genius...

I've learned any fool can write a bad ad, but it takes a real genius...

A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.

A sign of celebrity is that his name is often worth more than his services.

Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.

Time makes heroes but dissolves celebrities.

We read advertisements... to discover and enlarge our desires. We are always ready - even...

We read advertisements... to discover and enlarge our desires. We are always ready - even...

The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.

The celebrity is a person who is known for his well-knownness.

The most important American addition to the World Experience was the simple surprising fact of...

The most important American addition to the World Experience was the simple surprising fact of...