Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Paul Engle Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Oct 12, 1908
  • Died: Mar 22, 1991

Paul Engle, noted American poet, editor, teacher, literary critic, novelist, and playwright. He is perhaps best remembered as the long-time director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and as founder of the International Writing Program, both at the University of Iowa.

Wisdom is knowing when you can't be wise. wisdom

The sharpest memory of our old-fashioned Christmas eve is my mother's hand making sure I was settled in bed. Christmas

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 thoughts from Robert Browning

22 thoughts from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 thoughts from Honore de Balzac

53 thoughts from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 quotes from Isadora Duncan

5 quotes from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

58 quotes from Henry Ward Beecher