Sunday, February 14, 2010

Meandering about . . .

Today is the birthday of George Jean Nathan (February 14 1882 – April 8 1958), drama critic and editor. He was a founder and an editor (1932–35) of the American Spectator magazine.

The George Jean Nathan Award, an honor in dramatic criticism, is named after him. - George Jean Nathan

"What passes for woman's intuition is often nothing more than man's transparency." - George Jean Nathan

"No man thinks clearly when his fists are clenched." - George Jean Nathan

"A life spent in constant labor is a life wasted, save a man be such a fool as to regard a fulsome obituary notice as ample reward." - George Jean Nathan

"The path of sound credence is through the thick forest of skepticism." - George Jean Nathan

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