Correspondence Quote by Evelyn Waugh

“Then there were his education and his reading, the books he bought and borrowed, his knowledge of things that could not be eaten or…

— John Steinbeck

He was the soul of politeness to everyone -- to some with a hint of aversion, to others with a hint of respect.

— Anonymous

If [the writer] achieves anything noble, anything enduring, it must be by giving himself absolutely to his material. And this gift of sympathy is…

— Willa Cather

“And after and for a long time to come he'd have reason to evoke the recollection of [the strangers'] smiles and to reflect upon…

— Cormac McCarthy

“The greatest tribute one can give to a writer is that it is simply enough to read him.”

— Isaac Goldberg

He adorned whatever subject he either spoke or wrote upon, by the most splendid eloquence.

— Lord Chesterfield

“people who served his customers. In conversations, he had the capacity to make each person feel important and as the total focus of his…

— Bob Wall

As time passed and he grew to know people better, he began to think of himself as an extraordinary man, one set apart from…

— Sherwood Anderson

“Occasionally, out of curiosity or goodwill, someone would speak to him, but his response would be so off the mark that they would disappear…

— Shion Miura

“He completely lacked any ardent interest that might have occupied his mind. His interior life was impoverished, had undergone a deterioration so severe that…

— Thomas Mann

I'd like for them to say he took a few cups of love, he took one tablespoon of patience, teaspoon of generosity, one pint…

— Muhammad Ali

“Suddenly, he wanted some credit for it. He wanted someone to thank him for not crapping on the institution of love. He wanted someone…

— Amity Gaige