How prophetic L'Enfant was when he laid out Washington as a city that goes around in circles! — John Mason Brown Copy Share Image
The more I observed Washington, the more frequently I visited it, and the more people I interviewed there, the more I understood how prophetic L'Enfant was when he laid it out as a city that goes around in circles. — John Mason Brown Copy Share Image
The critic is a man who prefers the indolence of opinion to the trials of action. — John Mason Brown Copy Share
Nowhere are prejudices more mistaken for truth, passion for reason and invective for documentation than in politics. — John Mason Brown Copy Share
So much of TV seems to be chewing gum for the eyes… TV desperately needs more self-reliance and pride in the medium. — John Mason Brown Copy Share
The comic book [is] the marijuana of the nursery, the bane of the bassinet, the horror of the home, the curse of the kids… — John Mason Brown Copy Share
No one is worthy of a good home here or in heaven that is not willing to be in peril for a good cause. — John Mason Brown Copy Share
Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others. — John Mason Brown Copy Share
To many people, dramatic criticism must seem like an attempt to tattoo soap bubbles. — John Mason Brown Copy Share
Part of the American myth is that people who are handed the skin of a dead sheep at graduating time think that it will… — John Mason Brown Copy Share
The purpose of writing is to hold a mirror to nature, but too much today is written from small mirrors in vanity cases. — John Mason Brown Copy Share
No man, with a man's heart in him gets far on his way without some bitter, soul-searching disappointment. Happy is he who is brave… — John Mason Brown Copy Share
It is in the hard, hard rockpile labor of seeking to win, hold, or deserve a reader's interest that the pleasant agony of writing… — John Mason Brown Copy Share
