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Storm Jameson was an outstanding journalist, born on January 8, 1891, and passed away on September 30, 1986. Her career was marked by passion for the news industry and a deep concern for social issues.

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Famous Storm Jameson Quotes

“Could anything be absurder than a man? The animal who knows everything about himself--except why he was born and the meaning of his unique existence.”

Knows Men Humanity Born Animal Existence Unique

Author:Storm Jameson

“An intelligent man or woman willing to make a career of reviewing fiction is hard to come by ... And the temporaries do the work cheaply. Moreover, continuity may be got at the expense of intellectual arthritis; a reviewer who has been at his grisly task for half a lifetime may stiffen into prejudices of every sort, and become too anchylosed to do better than turn his back to a new wave when it rushes down on him.”

Men May Has Beens Hard Turns Half Fiction Careers Willing Intellectual Tasks Prejudice Intelligent Lifetime Critics Wave Expenses Continuity Reviewers Intelligent Man Arthritis

Author:Storm Jameson

“The hunger of the spirit for eternity - as fierce as a starving man's for bread - is much less a craving to go on living than a craving for redemption. Oh, and a protest against absurdity.”

Men Spirit Goes On Eternity Hunger Bread Redemption Immortality Protest Fierce Absurdity Craving Starving

Book:Journey from the North, Volume 2: Autobiography of Storm Jameson

Source: Journey from the North, Volume 2: Autobiography of Storm Jameson

“The least stupid question a man asks in his lifetime is not: Is there a God and is He a god or a devil? But: Brother, why are you killing me?”

Men Asks Stupid Brother Devil Lifetime Killing Stupid Questions

Book:The Intruder

Source: The Intruder

“War, for any cause, is inexcusable. There is nothing which excuses us for the beastly ingenuity of our wars. Only fools, only the diseased, think that we are served by killing the strong young men with machines.”

Thinking Men War Young Strong Causes Fool Machines Killing Excuse Young Man Ingenuity Diseased Beastly

Book:Company parade

Source: Company parade

“Truth is the only good and the purest pity. ... Men lie for profit or for pity. All lies turn to poison, but a lie that is told for pity or shame breeds such a host of ills that no power on earth can compass their redemption.”

Men Earth Lying Turns Truth Is Shame Profit Pity Redemption Poison Host Compass Lying Men

Book:The Clash

Source: The Clash

“No one asks public men to be strictly moral, but they must seem to be well-behaved.”

Men Wells Seems Asks Moral

Book:The Early Life of Stephen Hind

Source: The Early Life of Stephen Hind

“Think of all the really successful men and women you know. Do you know a single one who didn't learn very young the trick of calling attention to himself in the right quarters?”

Thinking Knows Men Success Young Attention Successful Calling Men And Women Tricks Do You Know Quarters Successful Man

Author:Storm Jameson

About the Author

Born: January 8, 1891
Died: September 30, 1986
Known for: Journalist
Quotes: 90

Books & Sources

Parthian WordsRelated source material

Journey from the North, Volume 2: Autobiography of Storm JamesonRelated source material

The Journal of Mary Hervey RussellRelated source material

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