Laurence Sterne
Irish novelist
WORDS ABOUT WORDS
Whatever thou hast to say, be it more or less, forget not to utter it in a low soft tone of voice. Silence, and whatever approaches it, weaves dreams of midnight secrecy into the brain.
—Laurence Sterne, Irish novelist, The Life and Opninions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, 1761
Posted on November 8, 2000 at 3:44 PM
WORDS ABOUT WORDS
The highest stretch of improvement a single word is capable of, is a high metaphor.
—Laurence Sterne, Irish novelist, The Life and Opninions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, 1761
Posted on June 6, 1999 at 10:16 AM
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