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

Wallace Stegner Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Feb 18, 1909
  • Died: Apr 13, 1993

Wallace Earle Stegner was an American historian, novelist, short story writer, and environmentalist, often called "The Dean of Western Writers". He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1972 and the U.S. National Book Award in 1977.

Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus. wisdom

A teacher enlarges people in all sorts of ways besides just his subject matter. teacher

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 views from John Millington Synge

3 views from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 sayings from William Butler Yeats

28 sayings from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 more quotes from Dave Barry

27 more quotes from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 quotes from Winston Churchill

74 quotes from Winston Churchill