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20th century English author 1888–1965Related quotes
“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
“Cats and monkeys — monkeys and cats — all human life is there!”
Henry James (1843–1916) American novelist, short story author, and literary critic
The Madonna of the Future http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2460/2460-h/2460-h.htm (1879) <br class="br">The Atlantic Monthly, March 1873 http://books.google.com/books?id=T4cGAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Cats+and+monkeys+monkeys+and+cats+all+human+life+is+there%22&pg=PA293#v=onepage
“Any book which inspires us to lead a better life is a good book.”
Fulton J. Sheen (1895–1979) Catholic bishop and television presenter
Source: The Quotable Fulton Sheen: A Topical Compilation of the Wit, Wisdom, and Satire of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Charles Bukowski book Betting on the Muse: Poems and Stories
Source: Betting on the Muse: Poems and Stories
“Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute for life.”
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–1894) Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer
An Apology for Idlers.
Virginibus Puerisque and Other Papers (1881)
Nicole Hollander (1939) Cartoonist
Source: Sylvia cartoon strip, pp. 108-109
Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson (1941) American writer and activist
Source: The Nine Emotional Lives of Cats (2002), Ch. 3