Tracing Quotations
Charles de Gaulle? Leonardo Da Vinci? André Maurois? Gerard Hopkins? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: A pithy speech is more powerful than a long-winded oration. Concision amplifies potency. Here are two versions of this idea: Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.Nothing enhances authority more than silence. This statement has been credited to the French …
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Anton Chekhov? Ivan Bunin? André Maurois? Paul Engle? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: A famous author offered the following astonishing advice: After completing a story one should cross out the beginning and the end. This guidance has been attributed to the prominent Russian playwright and short-story writer Anton Chekhov. Would you please explore this topic? …
Mark Twain? E. B. White? Katharine S. White? André Maurois? Marty Feldman? Question for Quote Investigator: A cogent simile about the cerebral examination of humor has been attributed to three clever individuals: humorist Mark Twain, children’s author E. B. White, and French author André Maurois. Here are four versions: Analyzing humor is a bit like …