No man surely has so short a memory as the American. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes american man memory
For, after all, put it as we may to ourselves, we are all of us from birth to death guests at a table which we did not spread. Rebecca Harding Davis birthdeathguest Change image and share on social
You will find the poet who wrings the heart of the world, or the foremost captain of his time, driving a bargain or paring a potato, just as you would do. Rebecca Harding Davis bargaincaptaindrive Change image and share on social
Crime, to the man of the forties, was an alien monstrous terror. Rebecca Harding Davis aliencrimeforty Change image and share on social
Why do men fight who were born to be brothers? James Longstreet bearbrotherfight Change image and share on social
Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process. Bruce Babbitt agoamericancongratulate Change image and share on social
I can well imagine that certain writers, even writers that we'd consider today very great writers, may not necessarily have tested highly on IQ just because of their numerical skills, or maybe they may not be very good at memory, and are not particularly good at these kinds of tests. Daniel Tammet goodgreathighly share on social