A friend posted this today and it made me smile ( Read more... )

Sinclair Lewis is one of the authors at the top of my reading list for this winter break. He won the Pulitzer for Arrowsmith in 1926, and turned it down saying, "Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile. In protest ... I must decline the Pulitzer Prize ( Read more... )

Some food for thought from a man I respect ( Read more... )

A few assorted quotes from Edward Abbey (1927-1989), author, visionary, and conservationist ( Read more... )