Famous quotes containing the words literary and/or society:
“Every literary critic believes he will outwit history and have the last word.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“The gold-digger in the ravines of the mountains is as much a gambler as his fellow in the saloons of San Francisco. What difference does it make whether you shake dirt or shake dice? If you win, society is the loser.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)