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Christopher Morley quotes

American Author May 5, 1890 – March 28, 1957

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I wish there could be an international peaceconference of booksellers, for (you will smile at this) my ownconviction is that the future happiness of the world depends in nosmall measure on them and on the librarians. Christopher Morley
New York is Babylon : Brooklyn is the truly Holy City. New York is the city of envy, office work, and hustle; Brooklyn is the region of homes and happiness…. There is no hope for New Yorkers, for their glory in Their skyscraping sins; but in Brooklyn there is the wisdom of the lowly. Christopher Morley
Beauty is ever to the lonely mind a shadow fleeting; she is never plain. She is a visitor who leaves behind the gift of grief, the souvenir of pain. Christopher Morley
Dancing is a wonderful training for girls, it's the first way you learn to guess what a man is going to do before he does it. Christopher Morley
I went to the theatre with the author of a successful play. He insisted on explaining everything. He told me what to watch, the details of the direction, the errors of the property man, the foibles of the star. He anticipated all of my surprises and ruined the evening. Never again! And mark you, the greatest author of all made no such mistake. Christopher Morley
Christopher Morley quote: "Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved..."
Heavy hearts, like heavy clouds in the sky, are best relieved by the letting of a little water. Christopher Morley
Christopher Morley quote: "In every man's heart there is a secret nerve that answers to..."
In every man's heart there is a secret nerve that answers to the vibrations of beauty. Christopher Morley
Christopher Morley quote: "All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are..."
All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful: but the beauty is grim. Christopher Morley
Christopher Morley quote: "There is indeed a heaven on this earth, a heaven which we..."
There is indeed a heaven on this earth, a heaven which we inhabit when we read a good book. Christopher Morley
Christopher Morley quote: "It is unfair to blame man too fiercely for being pugnacious;..."
It is unfair to blame man too fiercely for being pugnacious; he learned the habit from Nature. Christopher Morley
Between ourselves, there is no such thing, abstractly, as a 'good' book. A book is 'good' only when it meets some human hunger or refutes some human error. Christopher Morley
A doctor is advertised by the bodies he cures. My business is advertised by the minds I stimulate. And let me tell you that the book business is different from other trades. People don't know they want books. I can see just by looking at you that your mind is ill for lack of books but you are blissfully unaware of it! Christopher Morley
Christopher Morley quote: "It's a good thing to turn your mind upside down now and then,..."
It's a good thing to turn your mind upside down now and then, like an hour-glass, to let the particles run the other way. Christopher Morley
Christopher Morley quote: "There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen."
There is only one rule for being a good talker - learn to listen. Christopher Morley
Christopher Morley quote: "People like to imagine that because all our mechanical..."
People like to imagine that because all our mechanical equipment moves so much faster, that we are thinking faster, too. Christopher Morley

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