Famous quotes containing the words american, comedy and/or award:
“Because there is very little honor left in American life, there is a certain built-in tendency to destroy masculinity in American men.”
—Norman Mailer (b. 1923)
“The comedy of hollow sounds derives
From truth and not from satire on our lives.”
—Wallace Stevens (18791955)
“The award of a pure gold medal for poetry would flatter the recipient unduly: no poem ever attains such carat purity.”
—Robert Graves (18951985)