Douglas Adams (1952–2001) English writer and humorist
Source: The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Source: Words of Radiance
Douglas Adams (1952–2001) English writer and humorist
Source: The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
James Frazer book The Golden Bough
Source: The Golden Bough (1890), Chapter 24, The Killing of the Divine King.
“It's an honor to be beheaded. Even a little churl becomes a man by being beheaded.”
Halldór Laxness (1902–1998) Icelandic author
Hólmfastur Guðmundsson
Íslandsklukkan (Iceland's Bell) (1946), Part I: Iceland's Bell
“My father has a high opinion of his opinion”
Chelsea Handler book Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
Source: Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
“Everyone likes flattery, and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.”
Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881) British Conservative politician, writer, aristocrat and Prime Minister
In a letter to Matthew Arnold, as quoted in Stanley Weintraub, Victoria. Biography of a queen (1987), p. 412.
Sourced but undated
“A politician is a politician whether he's wearing a suit or a funny hat.”
Reza Aslan (1972) Iranian-American author, commentator
John Steinbeck book The Winter of Our Discontent
Source: The Winter of Our Discontent (1961), Part One, Chapter III
Mel Brooks (1926) American director, writer, actor, and producer
The 2,000 Year Old Man (and sequels)
Robert E. Howard (1906–1936) American author
From a letter to H. P. Lovecraft (July 13, 1932)
Letters