“The path of sound credence is through the thick forest of skepticism.”
Source: Materia, Critica: New Introd. by Charles Angoff
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Famous George Jean Nathan Quotes
“Great art is as irrational as great music. It is mad with its own loveliness.”
Source: A George Jean Nathan Reader
Source: The American Mercury
“Criticism is the art of appraising others at one's own value.”
Source: The World in Falseface
“An actor without a playwright is like a hole without a doughnut.”
Source: Encyclopedia of the Theatre
“An optimist is a fellow who believes a housefly is looking for a way to get out.”
Source: The Critic and the Drama
Source: The world of George Jean Nathan
Source: The magic mirror: selected writings on the theatre
“Drama - what literature does at night.”
Source: The world of George Jean Nathan