"All civilization comes through literature now, especially in our country. A Greek got his civilization by talking and looking, and in some measure a Parisian may still do it. But we, who live remote from history and monuments, we must read or we must barbarise."
— William Dean Howells, The Rise of Silas Lapham
"There is only one thing that can kill the Movies, and that is education." — Will Rogers... More
"The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it." — F... More
"Read. Always read. No one can take that away from you."... More
"There is nothing more poetic and terrible than the skyscrapers' battle with the heavens that cover them.... More
"Life doesn't imitate art, it imitates bad television." —Woody Allen... More
"I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead." — Samuel Goldwyn... More
