Middle English Quotes

6 quotes by 5 authors

• A dash derives from "to dash," to shatter, strike violently, to throw suddenly or violently, hence to throw carelessly in or on, hence to write… — Eric Partridge
• I have an unconscious burglar living in my mind: If I read something, it's mine. I can read Middle English stories, Geoffrey Chaucer or Sir… — David Eddings
• I studied English literature in the honors program, which means that you had to take courses in various centuries. You had to start with Old… — Jeffrey Eugenides
• I have these guilts about never having read Chaucer but I was talked out of learning Early Anglo-Saxon / Middle English by a friend who… — Helene Hanff
• I can read Middle English stories, Geoffrey Chaucer or Sir Thomas Malory, but once I start moving in the direction of contemporary fantasy, my mind… — David Eddings
• Middle English is an exciting field - almost uncharted, I begin to think, because as soon as one turns detailed personal attention on to any… — J.R.R. Tolkien

Who Wrote These Middle English Quotes

5 authors contributed a total of 6 Middle English Quotes as follows:

• 2 Middle English Quotes by David Eddings
• 1 Middle English Quote by Eric Partridge
• 1 Middle English Quote by Jeffrey Eugenides
• 1 Middle English Quote by Helene Hanff
• 1 Middle English Quote by J.R.R. Tolkien