Facts about Edmund Wilson

Occup.Critic
FromUSA
BornMay 8, 1895
DiedJune 12, 1972
Aged77 years

Summary

Edmund Wilson was a famous Critic from USA, who lived between May 8, 1895 and June 12, 1972. He/she became 77 years old.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac taurus, who is known for Security, Subtle strength, Appreciation, Instruction, Patience. Our collection contains 10 quotes who is written / told by Edmund.

10 Famous quotes by Edmund Wilson

Small: No two persons ever read the same book
"No two persons ever read the same book"
Small: All Hollywood corrupts and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely
"All Hollywood corrupts; and absolute Hollywood corrupts absolutely"
Small: His style has the desperate jauntiness of an orchestra fiddling away for dear life on a sinking ship
"His style has the desperate jauntiness of an orchestra fiddling away for dear life on a sinking ship"
Small: If I could only remember that the days were, not bricks to be laid row on row, to be built into a solid
"If I could only remember that the days were, not bricks to be laid row on row, to be built into a solid house, where one might dwell in safety and peace, but only food for the fires of the heart"
Small: Marxism is the opium of the intellectuals
"Marxism is the opium of the intellectuals"
Small: There is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income
"There is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income"
Small: The product of the scientific imagination is a new vision of relations - like that of artistic imaginat
"The product of the scientific imagination is a new vision of relations - like that of artistic imagination"
Small: The human imagination has already come to conceive the possibility of recreating human society
"The human imagination has already come to conceive the possibility of recreating human society"
Small: I am not quite a poet but I am something of the kind
"I am not quite a poet but I am something of the kind"
Small: Real genius of moral insight is a motor which will start any engine
"Real genius of moral insight is a motor which will start any engine"