Famous quotes containing the words american, book and/or award:
“If Shakespeare has not been equalled, he is sure to be surpassed, and surpassed by an American born now or yet to be born.”
—Herman Melville (18191891)
“Classic. A book which people praise and dont read.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (18351910)
“The award of a pure gold medal for poetry would flatter the recipient unduly: no poem ever attains such carat purity.”
—Robert Graves (18951985)
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