American Book Award

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

    “The American ideal is youth—handsome, empty youth.”
    —Henry Miller (1891–1980)

    “This book should be read as one would read the book of a dead man.”
    —Victor Hugo (1802–1885)

    “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)