A man rising in the world is not concerned with history; he is too busy making it. But a citizen with a fixed place in the community wants to acquire a glorious past just as he acquires antique furniture. By that past he is reassured of his present importance; in it he finds strength to face the dangers that lie in front of him.
Age is not different from earlier life as long as you're sitting down - Malcolm Cowley
Age is not different from earlier life as long as you're sitting down
- Malcolm Cowley
Writing offers fairly large rewards to a few successful people, but the rewards come late, and most writers are failures. - Malcolm Cowley
Writing offers fairly large rewards to a few successful people, but the rewards come late, and most writers are failures.
The germ of a story is a new and simple element introduced into an existing situation or mood. - Malcolm Cowley
The germ of a story is a new and simple element introduced into an existing situation or mood.
I never cease to be amazed why some of my friends became famous and others, just as talented, didn't. I've come to suspect it's a matter of wanting f… - Malcolm Cowley
I never cease to be amazed why some of my friends became famous and others, just as talented, didn't. I've come to suspect it's a matter of wanting f…
Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you. - Malcolm Cowley
Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.
Put cotton in your ears and pebbles in your shoes. Pull on rubber gloves. Smear Vaseline over your glasses, and there you have it: instant old age. - Malcolm Cowley
Put cotton in your ears and pebbles in your shoes. Pull on rubber gloves. Smear Vaseline over your glasses, and there you have it: instant old age.
They tell you that you'll lose your mind when you grow older. What they don't tell you is that you won't miss it very much. - Malcolm Cowley
They tell you that you'll lose your mind when you grow older. What they don't tell you is that you won't miss it very much.
A man rising in the world is not concerned with history; he is too busy making it. But a citizen with a fixed place in the community wants to acquire… - Malcolm Cowley
A man rising in the world is not concerned with history; he is too busy making it. But a citizen with a fixed place in the community wants to acquire…
Authors are sometimes like tomcats: They distrust all the other toms but they are kind to kittens - Malcolm Cowley
Authors are sometimes like tomcats: They distrust all the other toms but they are kind to kittens
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