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The inherited stupidity of the race--sound English common sense he jovially termed it--was shown to be the proper bulwark for society.

Oscar Wilde • The Picture of Dorian Gray

Born into a mining family in rural Cumberland, British painter Sheila Fell (1931-79) studied at Carlisle College of Art, then at St Martin's School of Art in London. Though she spent her adult life in London, her artistic inspiration came from the dramatic images of the landscape of her childhood in the tough northern fells, which she interpreted w... See more

Sheila Fell: A Passion for Paint

looked like a carp, with a receding chin and goggly eyes,

Margaret Atwood • The Testaments: The Sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale

But that is not a man, that’s a mushroom!”

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry • The Little Prince

Ernest Hemingway said the book was “something over 60% shit.”

A. Scott Berg • Max Perkins: Editor of Genius

Rick (Richard) Corben is currently one of the leading comic book artists in America. Rowlf, which he created and self-published in 1971, was one of his first works, but it is also, without a doubt, one of his most famous. With Rowlf, Corben has created a true modern fairy tale.

Hayao Miyazaki • Starting Point: 1979-1996

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In 1919 Rubicam moved to N.W. Ayer, then the largest agency in the country. There he wrote campaigns which have been included in every anthology of great advertisements, including ‘The Instrument of the Immortals’ for Steinway and ‘The Priceless Ingredient’ for Squibb.

David Ogilvy • Ogilvy on Advertising

he had offended the daily critics in the book by referring to the New York crowd as “angleworms in a bottle” and to critics as the lice that crawl on literature;