--- title: "3 William Seabrook Quotes - Famous Journalist (Adventures in Arabia)" description: "William Buehler Seabrook was an American occultist, explorer, world traveler, journalist and author, born in Westminster, Maryland." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-seabrook-95887.jpg" --- ![Portrait of William Seabrook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-seabrook-95887.jpg) # William Seabrook (1884–1945) Journalist United States **3** quotes in **23** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet William Seabrook was a journalist from the United States, best known for *Adventures in Arabia*. ## Quick Facts About William Seabrook Born February 22, 1884 Died September 20, 1945 Nationality United States Profession Journalist Notable works Adventures in Arabia ## About William Seabrook William Buehler Seabrook was an American occultist, explorer, world traveler, journalist and author, born in Westminster, Maryland. He began his career as a reporter and city editor of the Augusta Chronicle in Georgia and later worked for the New York Times. He is well known for his writing on, and engaging in, cannibalism. ## Quotes by William Seabrook > [With Ameen Rihani the matter is diametrically opposite to Alois Musil's Arabian Desert, in purpose, in point of view and, above all,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-seabrook/with-ameen-rihani-the-matter-is-diametrically-opposite-to-alois-musil/) William Seabrook [Admiration](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/admiration/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/237/william-seabrook-77704_admiration_with-ameen-rihani-the-matter-is-diametri_2773249.jpg) > [What do drunkards do? They... drink... themselves... to... death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-seabrook/what-do-drunkards-do-they-drink-themselves-to-death/) William Seabrook [Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce9/william-seabrook-77704_death_what-do-drunkards-do-they-drink-themselv_2811665.jpg) > [In reading Ameen Rihani... I seem to have become absorbed to the point of forgetting my prejudice... and my envy of Mr.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-seabrook/in-reading-ameen-rihani-i-seem-to-have-become-absorbed-to-the-point/) William Seabrook [Arabia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arabia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06e/william-seabrook-77704_arabia_in-reading-ameen-rihani-i-seem-to-have-b_2823326.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-seabrook/#itemlist", "name": "William Seabrook Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "With Ameen Rihani the matter is diametrically opposite to Alois Musil's Arabian Desert, in purpose, in point of view and, above all, in personal psychology... 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