Tracing Quotations
Toni Morrison? Karl Shapiro? Anonymous? Question for Quote Investigator: A prominent literary figure once said: Nothing needs to be exposed since it is already barefaced. I am having trouble finding a solid citation. Would you please help me to trace this expression? Reply from Quote Investigator: U.S. author Toni Morrison won the Nobel Prize in …
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Toni Morrison? Claudia Brodsky Lacour? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: The theme of beauty is pivotal within the novels written by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison. She once stated that beauty was an absolute necessity. Would you please help me to find a citation. Reply from Quote Investigator: In 2019 “The Paris Review” published a podcast …
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Toni Morrison? Benjamin Disraeli? Mickey Spillane? C. S. Lewis? J. R. R. Tolkien? Janet Fitch? Ann Patchett? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: The prominent American editor, writer, and educator Toni Morrison who authored the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “Beloved” has been credited with an exhilarating remark about the creative process: If there’s a book you really …