"I feel so miserable without you, it's almost like having you here."  - Stephen Bishop "He is a self-made man & worships his creator."  - John Bright "He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire."  - Winston Churchill "A modest little person, with much to be modest about."  - Winston Churchill "I've just learned about his illness. Let's hope it's nothing trivial."  - Irvin S. Cobb "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow "He has never been known to use a word that might send a reader to the dictionary." - William Faulkner (about Ernest Hemingway) "Poor Faulkner. Does he really think big emotions come from big words?" - Ernest Hemingway (about William Faulkner) "Thank you for sending me a copy of your book; I'll waste no time reading it." - Moses Hadas "He is not only dull himself, he is the cause of dullness in others." - Samuel Johnson "He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up." - Paul Keating "He had delusions of adequacy." - Walter Kerr "There's nothing wrong with you that reincarnation won't cure." - Jack E. Leonard