John Mason Brown

“The only thing a drama critic can be certain of is that he is not a playwright.”

“The theatre is a place where one has time for the problems of other people.”

“There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an art of writing.”

“The only real education comes from what goes against your grain.”

“Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others.”

“A great many people are bored with the subject of morals; but you can't get away from it.”

“Some television programs are so much chewing gum for the eyes.”

“To be wholly devoted to some intellectual exercise is to have succeeded in life.”

“If you are a success, you have not only the right but the duty to be humble.”

“Simplification is one of the most difficult things to achieve.”

“His was the tragic flaw of fatal good taste.”