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Satire is often the reflection of a kind of moral nausea.

Satire is often the reflection of a kind of moral nausea.

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Quotations (such as have point and lack triteness) from the great old authors are an act of reverence on the read more

Quotations (such as have point and lack triteness) from the great old authors are an act of reverence on the part of the quoter, and a blessing to a public grown superficial and external.

by Louise Imogen Guiney Found in: Quotes Quotes,
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Today the discredit of words is very great. Most of the time the media transmit lies. In the face of read more

Today the discredit of words is very great. Most of the time the media transmit lies. In the face of an intolerable world, words appear to change very little. State power has become congenitally deaf, which is why --but the editorialists forget it --terrorists are reduced to bombs and hijacking.

by John Berger Found in: Books and reading Quotes,
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There's one good kind of writer -- a dead one.

There's one good kind of writer -- a dead one.

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I think we must.. quote whenver we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.

I think we must.. quote whenver we feel that the allusion is interesting or helpful or amusing.

by Clifford Fadiman Found in: Quotes Quotes,
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I quote others only in order the better to express myself.

I quote others only in order the better to express myself.

by Michel De Montaigne Found in: Quotes Quotes,
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Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

Famous remarks are very seldom quoted correctly.

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To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism, to steal ideas from many is research.

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism, to steal ideas from many is research.

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By words the mind is winged.

By words the mind is winged.

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