Brassard Armor Quotes

#1. almost every scholar who has grappled with the question of what reading does to one's habits of mind has concluded that the process encourages rationality; that the sequential, propositional character of the written word fosters what Walter Ong calls the "analytic management of knowledge.

Neil Postman

#2. I think with every writer there are two people there.

Hugh Leonard

#3. As Queen Elizabeth II said after her annus horribilis: "There can be no doubt that criticism is good for people and institutions . . . but scrutiny can be just as effective if it is made with a touch of gentleness, good humor, and understanding.

Tim Clissold

#4. An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me to be.

Maggie Smith

#5. My age is getting up there, but that doesn't mean my play has to diminish.

Brian Dawkins

#6. The only happiness a brave person ever troubles themselves in asking about, is happiness enough to get their work done.

Thomas Carlyle