Quotes from authors that died on Nov 8th
I didn't know what to expect from a famous movie star; maybe that he'd be sort of stuck-up, you know. But not Gary Cooper. He horsed around so much... that I had a hard time painting him.
Norman Rockwell
The function of a briefing paper is to prevent the ambassador from saying something dreadfully indiscreet. I sometimes think its true object is to prevent the ambassador from saying anything at all.
Kingman Brewster, Jr.
For what can war, but endless war, still breed?
John Milton
Incomprehensible jargon is the hallmark of a profession.
Kingman Brewster, Jr.
We begin to see, therefore, the importance of selecting our environment with the greatest of care, because environment is the mental feeding ground out of which the food that goes into our minds is extracted.
Napoleon Hill
John Irving 
Kristin Hersh 
Vivien Leigh 
Bianca Jagger 
Alexander Fleming 
Jackie Gleason 
Laura Ashley 
Julie Taymor