Top 10 most inspiring quotes by Christopher Morley
- If we discovered that we had only five minutes left to say all that we wanted to say, every telephone booth would be occupied by people calling other people to stammer that they loved them.
- No man is lonely while eating spaghetti: it requires so much attention.
- There is only one success-to be able to spend life in your own way.
- High heels were invented by a woman who had been kissed on the forehead.
- All cities are mad: but the madness is gallant. All cities are beautiful, but the beauty is grim.
- The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking.
- There is indeed a heaven on this earth, a heaven which we inhabit when we read a good book.
- Humor is perhaps a sense of intellectual perspective: an awareness that some things are really important, others not; and that the two kinds are most oddly jumbled in everyday affairs.
- Living in a bookshop is like living in a warehouse of explosives. Those shelves are ranked with the most furious combustibles in the world–the brains of men.
- It’s a good thing to turn your mind upside down now and then, like an hour-glass, to let the particles run the other way.
Christopher Morley (1890–1957) was an American writer, journalist, and editor renowned for his wit, humor, and versatility. Born in Haverford, Pennsylvania, Morley displayed a precocious talent for writing from a young age. He attended Haverford College and later studied at New College, Oxford. Morley’s literary career took off with his column “The Bowling Green” in the New York Evening Post, where he showcased his clever and whimsical style.
Morley authored numerous essays, poems, novels, and literary criticisms throughout his career, gaining popularity for works like “Parnassus on Wheels” and “The Haunted Bookshop,” both of which celebrated the joys of reading. His writing often explored themes of bookishness, camaraderie, and the simple pleasures of life.
Beyond his writing, Morley was a co-founder of the Baker Street Irregulars, a group dedicated to the study of Sherlock Holmes, demonstrating his passion for literature and literary communities. His contributions to the world of letters earned him a devoted following, and his legacy endures through his enduring and delightful works. Christopher Morley remains a cherished figure in American literary history, known for his engaging and often whimsical prose.
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