John Mason Brown
John Mason Brown
John Mason Brownwas an American drama critic and author...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCritic
Date of Birth3 July 1900
CountryUnited States of America
education thinking sheep
Part of the American myth is that people who are handed the skin of a dead sheep at graduating time think that it will keep their minds alive forever.
kings humorous play
He played the king as if afraid someone else would play the ace.
writing winning agony
It is in the hard rockpile labour of seeking to win, hold, or deserve a reader's interest that the pleasant agony of writing comes in.
tattoo people criticism
To many people, dramatic criticism must seem like an attempt to tattoo soap bubbles.
education purpose daily-life
She knows what is the best purpose of education: not to be frightened by the best but to treat it as part of daily life.
memories today tomorrow
So often we rob tomorrow's memories by today's economies.
writing mirrors vanity
The purpose of writing is to hold a mirror to nature, but too much today is written from small mirrors in vanity cases.
funny women land
America is a land where men govern, but women rule.
believe people legends
Even when the facts are available, most people seem to prefer the legend, and refuse to believe the truth when it in any way dislodges the myth.
book kids home
The comic book is the marijuana of the nursery, the bane of the bassinet, the horror of the home, the curse of the kids and a threat to the future.
happiness disappointment heart
No man, with a man's heart in him gets far on his way without some bitter, soul-searching disappointment. Happy is he who is brave enough to push on to another stage of the journey.
children reason destroying
Reasoning with a child is fine, if you can reach the child's reason without destroying your own.
women light becoming
Charm is a glow within a woman which casts a most becoming light on others.
communication want remember
A good conversationalist is not one who remembers what was said, but says what someone wants to remember.