American Book Award

Famous quotes containing the words american, book and/or award:

“Welcome to the great American two-career family and pass the aspirin please.”
—Anastasia Toufexis (20th century)

“The existence of good bad literature—the fact that one can be amused or excited or even moved by a book that one’s intellect simply refuses to take seriously—is a reminder that art is not the same thing as cerebration.”
—George Orwell (1903–1950)

“The award of a pure gold medal for poetry would flatter the recipient unduly: no poem ever attains such carat purity.”
—Robert Graves (1895–1985)