--- title: "4 Edward Docx Quotes - Famous Literary critic" description: "British writer: novelist, dramatist, journalist... | Edward Docx is an English writer. Browse 4 Edward Docx quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/edward-docx-67286_freedom_half-the-world-is-screaming-for-water-an_1973280.jpg" --- # Edward Docx (1972) Literary Critic **4** quotes in **10** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Edward Docx is a literary critic. ## Quick Facts About Edward Docx Born January 1, 1972 Profession Literary Critic ## About Edward Docx British writer: novelist, dramatist, journalist... \| Edward Docx is an English writer. ## Quotes by Edward Docx > [“Half the world is screaming for water and freedom when the other half is ordering cocktails and complaining about the service.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-docx/half-the-world-is-screaming-for-water-and-freedom-when-the-other-half/) [Edward Docx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-docx/) [Freedom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/freedom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/edward-docx-67286_freedom_half-the-world-is-screaming-for-water-an_1973280.jpg) > [“But just the same, she dared not allow her mind to look up, for she sensed that the tattered images of her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-docx/but-just-the-same-she-dared-not-allow-her-mind-to-look-up-for-she/) [Edward Docx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-docx/) [Dreams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dreams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/edward-docx-67286_dreams_but-just-the-same-she-dared-not-allow-he_2202893.jpg) > [“Childhood: it was like trying to chart an entire continent by the brief flare of a firework. Except that you had no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-docx/childhood-it-was-like-trying-to-chart-an-entire-continent-by-the/) [Edward Docx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-docx/) [Childhood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/childhood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6f/edward-docx-67286_childhood_childhood-it-was-like-trying-to-chart-an_2242127.jpg) > [“The difference between the Russian character and the Western is that we Russians have learned to live our days in the full…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-docx/the-difference-between-the-russian-character-and-the-western-is-that/) [Edward Docx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-docx/) [American dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-dream/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/edward-docx-67286_american-dream_the-difference-between-the-russian-chara_2543885.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-docx/#itemlist", "name": "Edward Docx Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Half the world is screaming for water and freedom when the other half is ordering cocktails and complaining about the service.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Edward Docx" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-docx/half-the-world-is-screaming-for-water-and-freedom-when-the-other-half/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/edward-docx-67286_freedom_half-the-world-is-screaming-for-water-an_1973280.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/edward-docx-67286_freedom_half-the-world-is-screaming-for-water-an_1973280.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/edward-docx-67286_freedom_half-the-world-is-screaming-for-water-an_1973280.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Half the world is screaming for water and freedom when the other half is ordering cocktails and complaining…” — Edward Docx", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“But just the same, she dared not allow her mind to look up, for she sensed that the tattered images of her dreams were still hung high on the masts of her consciousness like the ragged remainders of sails flapping after a storm.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Edward Docx" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-docx/but-just-the-same-she-dared-not-allow-her-mind-to-look-up-for-she/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/edward-docx-67286_dreams_but-just-the-same-she-dared-not-allow-he_2202893.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/edward-docx-67286_dreams_but-just-the-same-she-dared-not-allow-he_2202893.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/edward-docx-67286_dreams_but-just-the-same-she-dared-not-allow-he_2202893.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“But just the same, she dared not allow her mind to look up, for she sensed that the tattered images of her…” — Edward Docx", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Childhood: it was like trying to chart an entire continent by the brief flare of a firework. 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