For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my pocket and took surreptitious peeps at it to make sure the ink had not faded.
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Nationality: British Type: Playwright Born: May 9, 1860 Death: June 19, 1937 |
“In a rational society we would want our presidents to be teachers. In our actual society we insist they be cheerleaders.”
“The good of a book lies in its being read. A book is made up of signs that speak of other signs, which in their turn speak of things. Without an eye to read them, a book contains signs that produce no concepts; therefore it is dumb.”