William Empson (1906–1984) English literary critic and poet
"Just a Smack at Auden" (1937), line 15; cited from John Haffenden (ed.) The Complete Poems (London: Allen Lane, 2000) p. 81.
The Complete Poems
Going Underground (1980)
William Empson (1906–1984) English literary critic and poet
"Just a Smack at Auden" (1937), line 15; cited from John Haffenden (ed.) The Complete Poems (London: Allen Lane, 2000) p. 81.
The Complete Poems
“Just because you read it in a magazine,
Or see it on a TV screen
Don't make it factual.”
Michael Jackson (1958–2009) American singer, songwriter and dancer
Tabloid Junkie
HIStory: Past, Present & Future, Book I (1995)
“What makes a boy interesting does not make a man interesting.”
Samuel R. Delany book Flight from Nevèrÿon
Section 1 (p. 136)
Flight from Nevèrÿon (1985)
“No war makes Johnny McCain a sad boy.”
Ilana Mercer South African writer
" Finally, A War John McCain Doesn't Love https://mises.org/blog/niger-finally-war-john-mccain-doesnt-love," Mises Wire, October 26, 2017. <br class="br">2010s, 2017
Harvey Fierstein (1954) actor from the United States
This Is Not Going to Be Pretty, Live at the Bottom Line (1995)
Thomas Arnold (1795–1842) English headmaster of Rugby School
Letter accepting appointment as headmaster of Rugby; in Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”
Stanley Kubrick (1928–1999) American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and editor