Famous quotes containing the words american and/or writers:
“The American who first discovered Columbus made a bad discovery.”
—G.C. (Georg Christoph)
“Most writers steal a good thing when they can,
And when ‘tis safely got ‘tis worth the winning.
The worst of ‘t is we now and then detect ‘em,
Before they ever dream that we suspect ‘em.”
—Bryan Waller Proctor (1787–1874)