In this highly entertaining and informative guide to thousands of quotations about which there is more to be said, noted British author, radio host, and television personality Nigel Rees provides detailed insights into the most misunderstood, misattributed, and generally problematic remarks of all time. Find out what Dorothy Parker was referring when she said, "There but for a typographical error is the story of my life"; whether General Sherman ever actually said, "War is hell; and who described marriage as "the deep, deep peace of a double bed after the hurly-burly of the chaise lounge."
Complete with a collection of memorable quotations on the art of quotation itself, Mark My Words is the one indispensable guide to the complex worked of quotations.
In this highly entertaining and informative guide to thousands of quotations about which there is more to be said, noted British author, radio host, and television personality Nigel Rees provides detailed insights into the most misunderstood, misattributed, and generally problematic remarks of all time. Find out what Dorothy Parker was referring when she said, "There but for a typographical error is the story of my life"; whether General Sherman ever actually said, "War is hell; and who described marriage as "the deep, deep peace of a double bed after the hurly-burly of the chaise lounge."
Complete with a collection of memorable quotations on the art of quotation itself, Mark My Words is the one indispensable guide to the complex worked of quotations.
Mark My Words: Great Quotations And The Stories Behind Them
640Mark My Words: Great Quotations And The Stories Behind Them
640Hardcover
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780760735329 |
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Publisher: | Sterling Publishing |
Publication date: | 12/01/2002 |
Pages: | 640 |
Product dimensions: | 6.50(w) x 1.50(h) x 9.50(d) |