A. J. Liebling

Quotes

• “The pattern of a newspaperman's life is like the plot of 'Black Beauty.' Sometimes he finds a kind master who gives him ...”
• “Southern political personalities, like sweet corn, travel badly. They lose flavor with every hundred yards away from the...”
• “If the first requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite, the second is to put in your apprenticeship as a ...”
• “The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite. Without this, it is impossible to accumulate, with...”
• “I can write better than anyone who can write faster and I can write faster than anyone who can write better.”
• “Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.”