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The Indispensable Woollcott

This book offers a comprehensive look into the wit and wisdom of Alexander Woollcott, showcasing his insightful observations on literature, theater, and society. It includes a selection of his most memorable essays, providing a glimpse into the mind of one of America's most influential critics. more

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Alexander Woollcott
Alexander Woollcott

Alexander Woollcott was a renowned American critic, born on January 19, 1887, and died on January 23, 1943. He was known for his unique style of literary criticism and profound insights into theater, film, and literature. more

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“All this knowledge of the objective world is of no value in comparison to having a little glimpse of the inner sky and its beauty - its sunrises and sunsets, its days and nights, its blue sky and its stars. The outer then looks only a pale reflection of the inner. The inner becomes more real and the outer becomes just a shadow.”

“Physical beauty and ugliness is not very important. The real thing is the inner. I can teach you how to be beautiful from within, and that is real beauty. Once it is there, your physical form won't matter much. Your eyes will start shining with joy; your face will have a gleam, a glory. The form will become immaterial. When something starts flowing from within you, some grace, then the outer form is just put aside.”

“Death is not the opposite of life, it is a part of life. A part we've not yet explored and thus do not understand and it if only natural to fear what we do not understand. But with the right attitude we can make life beautiful. With this same attitude, can death not be the same? We almost always see only what's wrong with other people and not what's wrong with us.”