Robert Lane Greene

“A stickler hallmark is that those who speak or write differently can’t be merely wrong; they must be depraved, too.”

— Robert Lane Greene

“As economists like to say, the plural of "anecdote" is not "data.”

— Robert Lane Greene

“The sticklers Truss appeals to in the book are distinguished by several features. One is anger out of proportion to the crime.…

— Robert Lane Greene

“Most people learn their trade – almost always farming – from their parents or village communities. Industrialization changed all that. People had…

— Robert Lane Greene

“Yesterday's abomination is today's rule.”

— Robert Lane Greene

“Bryson says that “we tend to regard other people’s languages as we regard their cultures— with ill-hidden disdain.” Too true. Unfortunately, Bryson…

— Robert Lane Greene

“There is really only one way to learn good writing: good reading and extensive writing and revising.”

— Robert Lane Greene

“A stickler hallmark is that those who speak or write differently can't merely be wrong; they must be depraved, too.”

— Robert Lane Greene

“A truly enlightened attitude to language should simply be to let six thousand or more flowers bloom. Subcultures should be allowed to…

— Robert Lane Greene

“His captivating speech came not from his grammar or vocabulary but from the joy he took in wielding them well.”

— Robert Lane Greene

“Americans tend to use "nation" as a synonym for "country." But political scientists and historians, as well as many Europeans, tend to…

— Robert Lane Greene