Famous quotes containing the words american and/or writers:
“The American ideal, after all, is that everyone should be as much alike as possible.”
—James Baldwin (1924–1987)
“It is remarkable that almost all speakers and writers feel it to be incumbent on them, sooner or later, to prove or acknowledge the personality of God. Some Earl of Bridgewater, thinking it better late than never, has provided for it in his will. It is a sad mistake.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)