Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium. — Philip Guedalla Copy Share Image
I had always imagined that Cliché was a suburb of Paris, until I discovered it to be a street in Oxford. — Philip Guedalla Copy Share
Autobiography is an unrivaled vehicle for telling the truth about other people. — Philip Guedalla Copy Share
Biography, like big game hunting, is one of the recognized forms of sport, and it is as unfair as only sport can be. — Philip Guedalla Copy Share
Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on… — Philip Guedalla Copy Share
The preface is the most important part of a book. Even reviewers read a preface. — Philip Guedalla Copy Share
The Lord Chief Justice of England recently said that the greater part of his judicial time was spent investigating collisions between propelled vehicles, each… — Philip Guedalla Copy Share
The work of Henry James has always seemed divisible by a simple dynastic arrangement into three reigns: James I, James II, and the Old… — Philip Guedalla Copy Share
