Philological Quarterly Quotes & Sayings

There is nothing great in the world that does not owe its origin to the creative ability of an individual man. — Adolf Hitler

I like things to be story-shaped. — Neil Gaiman

One time, when I was very little, I climbed a tree and ate these green, sour apples. My stomach swelled and became hard like a drum, it hurt a lot. Mother said that if I'd just waited for the apples to ripen, I wouldn't have become sick. So now, whenever I really want something, I try to remember what she said about the apples. — Khaled Hosseini

Seeing artistically does not happen automatically. We must constantly develop our powers of observation. — Eugene Delacroix

The champagne was flowing like the Potomac in flood. — Ben Bradlee