"Chicago has disappointed her enemies and astonished the……" — Erik Larson

"Chicago has disappointed her enemies and astonished the world"

— Erik Larson

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26 Quotes by Erik Larson

Erik Larson has 26 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Great murderers, like great men in other walks of activity, have blue eyes.
Germans grew reluctant to stay in communal ski lodges, fearing they might talk in their sleep. They postponed surgeries because…
Place has always been important to me, and one thing today's Chicago exudes, as it did in 1893, is a…
No one cared what St. Louis thought, although the city got a wink for pluck.
Leaves hung in the stillness like hands of the newly dead.
Time lost can never be recovered...and this should be written in flaming letters everywhere.
I like all kinds of music, though I tend to prefer jazz and classics.
I pride myself on having a journalistic remove.
I started reading the big histories and the small histories, the memoirs and so forth. At some point, I found…
I don't listen to music when I write, but I do turn on appropriate music when I read portions of…
I was never concretely aware of the extent of anti-Semitism in the United States and in the upper levels of…
I'm very perverse. If someone tells me I have to read a book, I'm instantly disinclined to do so.

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More Astonished Quotes

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Those who remember Washington's cold war culture in the 1980s will recall the shocked reactions to Reagan's intervention. People interested… — Russell Baker
I'm astonished by my success. — Danielle Steel
Pardon me," I answered, as I placed a bundle of straw upon the fire and slightly stirred it. Then I… — Unknown Author
When I was fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have him around. When I got… — Mark Twain
I cannot but be astonished that Sarsi should persist in trying to prove by means of witnesses something that I… — Galileo Galilei
Stars are good too. I wish I could get some to put in my hair. But I suppose I never… — Mark Twain
You will be astonished when I tell you what this curious play of carbon amounts to. A candle will burn… — Michael Faraday
Who wants to become a writer? And why? Because it's the answer to everything. ... It's the streaming reason for… — Enid Bagnold
I admitted, that the world had existed millions of years. I am astonished at the ignorance of the masses on… — James A. Garfield
A man is never astonished that he doesn't know what another does, but he is surprised at the gross ignorance… — Thomas Chandler Haliburton
You will be astonished to find how the whole mental disposition of your children changes with advancing years. A young… — Charles Darwin
I am astonished about those people who are ordered to prepare their provisions, then the start of the journey is… — Hasan of Basra

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