Land Was Created To Provide

There Should Be A Dash Of The Amateur In Criticism. For The Amateur Is A Man Of Enthusiasm Who Has Not Settled Down And Is Not Habit Bound.

In Every Age 'the Good Old Days' Were A Myth. No One Ever Thought They Were Good At The Time. For Every Age Has Consisted Of Crises That Seemed Intolerable To The People Who Lived Through Them.

In The 1920s Dramatists Attacked Their Subjects As If The Inequities Could Be Resolved. Some Of The Traditional Optimism Of America Lurked Behind Most Of The Early Plays. But Not Now. There Is No Conviction Now That The Problem Will Be Solved.

Nobody Is Fully Alive Who Cannot Apply To Art As Much Discrimination And Appreciation As He Applies To The Work By Which He Earns His Living.

Walking Companions, Like Heroes, Are Difficult To Pluck Out Of The Crowd Of Acquaintances. Good Dispositions, Ready Wit, Friendly Conversation Serve Well Enough By The Fireside But They Prove Insufficient In The Field. For There You Need Transcendentalists-nothing Less; You Need Poets, Sages, Humorists And Natural Philosophers.