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Brooks Atkinson was a renowned American theater critic, known for his profound insights and distinctive reviews that had a significant impact on the development of American theater in the 20th century.

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Famous Brooks Atkinson Quotes

“It takes most men five years to recover from a college education, and to learn that poetry is as vital to thinking as knowledge.”

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Book:Once Around the Sun

Source: Once Around the Sun

“People everywhere enjoy believing things that they know are not true. It spares them the ordeal of thinking for themselves and taking responsibility for what they know.”

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Book:Once Around the Sun

Source: Once Around the Sun

“Poetry is as vital to thinking as knowledge.”

Thinking Poetry Is

Book:Once Around the Sun

Source: Once Around the Sun

About the Author

Born: November 28, 1894
Died: January 14, 1984
Known for: Critic
Quotes: 41

Books & Sources

Once Around the SunRelated source material

Sean O'Casey, from times pastRelated source material

This bright land: a personal viewRelated source material

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