We wanted to meet him, for though we were neither of us naive people we had not wholly lost our belief that it is delightful to meet artists who have given us pleasure.

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If I had my way books would not be written in English, but in an...

If I had my way books would not be written in English, but in an...

The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to...

The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to...

The average politician goes through a sentence like a man exploring a disused mine shaft-blind,...

The average politician goes through a sentence like a man exploring a disused mine shaft-blind,...

He was a genius - that is to say, a man who does superlatively and...

He was a genius - that is to say, a man who does superlatively and...

I was not sure I wanted to issue orders to life; I rather liked the...

I was not sure I wanted to issue orders to life; I rather liked the...

The love that dare not speak its name has become the love that won't shut...

The love that dare not speak its name has become the love that won't shut...

Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the...

Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the...

The love of truth lies at the root of much humor

The love of truth lies at the root of much humor

May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write...

May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write...

Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend...

Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend...

Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors...

Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors...

The clerisy are those who read for pleasure, but not for idleness; who read for...

The clerisy are those who read for pleasure, but not for idleness; who read for...

Canada is not really a place where you are encouraged to have large spiritual adventures.

Canada is not really a place where you are encouraged to have large spiritual adventures.

Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the...

Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the...

Only a fool expects to be happy all the time.

Only a fool expects to be happy all the time.

The people who fear humor - and there are many -are suspicious of its power...

The people who fear humor - and there are many -are suspicious of its power...

Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a...

Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a...

I do not 'get' ideas; ideas get me.

I do not 'get' ideas; ideas get me.

My ideas have undergone a process of emergence by emergency. When they are needed badly...

My ideas have undergone a process of emergence by emergency. When they are needed badly...

If you want to kill any idea in the world, get a committee working on...

If you want to kill any idea in the world, get a committee working on...