John Mason Brown Quotes

It is in the hard rockpile labour of seeking to win hold or deserve a reader's interest that the pleasant agony of writing comes in.

John Mason Brown

I have lived long enough to be battered by the realities of life and not too long to be downed by them.

John Mason Brown

He talks at the drop of a pause.

John Mason Brown

So often we rob tomorrow's memories by today's economies.

John Mason Brown

The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.

John Mason Brown

To many people dramatic criticism must seem like an attempt to tattoo soap bubbles.

John Mason Brown

America is a land where men govern, but women rule.

John Mason Brown

The purpose of writing is to hold a mirror to nature, but too much today is written from small mirrors in vanity cases.

John Mason Brown