God spare me sclerosis of the curiosity, for the curiosity which craves to keep us informed about the small things no less than the large is the mainspring, the dynamo, the jet propulsion of all complete living. — 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 Image
Nowhere are prejudices more mistaken for truth, passion for reason and invective for documentation than in politics. — John Mason Brown Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Charm is a glow within a woman that casts a most becoming light on others. — John Mason Brown Copy Share Image
To many people, dramatic criticism must seem like an attempt to tattoo soap bubbles. — John Mason Brown Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image