“Jonathan Swift (November 30, 1667 – October 19, 1745) was an Irish cleric, satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for Whigs then for… — Jonathan Swift Copy Share Image
“Books don't repeat the same words over and over. The Gulliver's Travels whose whimsey amused you at twelve is not the Gulliver's… — James K. Morrow Copy Share Image
As children, my siblings and I were actively discouraged from acting. I have no memories of going on set with my parents… — Tom Sturridge Copy Share Image
Books have their destinies like men. And their fates, as made by generations of readers, are very different from the destinies foreseen… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
I am Plato's Republic. Mr. Simmons is Marcus. I want you to meet Jonathan Swift, the author of that evil political book,… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
There's a whole slew of wonderful speculation of flying in a fanciful way. Gulliver is one of the central examples; Swift has… — Marina Warner Copy Share Image
If I had to make a list of six books which were to be preserved when all others were destroyed, I would… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
