Bert Leston Taylor (November 13, 1866 – March 19, 1921) was an American columnist, humorist, poet, and author.
Bert Leston Taylor became a journalist at seventeen, a librettist at twenty-one, and a successfully published author at thirty-five. At the height of his literary career, he was a central literary figure of the early 20th century Chicago renaissance as well as one of the most celebrated columnists in the United States.
Read more about Bert Leston Taylor: The Early Years, Chicago Tribune (1901–1921), A Man of Letters, Chronology of Work, Posthumous Publications, Other Accomplishments
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“All we can get out of a Shaw play is two hours and a half of mental exhilaration. We are, inscrutably, denied the pleasure of wondering what Shaw means, or whether he is sincere.”
—Bert Leston Taylor (1866–1921)
“A bore is a man who, when you ask him how he is, tells you.”
—Bert Leston Taylor (1866–1921)
“All we can get out of a Shaw play is two hours and a half of mental exhilaration. We are, inscrutably, denied the pleasure of wondering what Shaw means, or whether he is sincere.”
—Bert Leston Taylor (1866–1921)
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—S.J. Perelman, U.S. screenwriter, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, and Norman Z. McLeod. Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff (Groucho Marx)
“A bore is a man who, when you ask him how he is, tells you.”
—Bert Leston Taylor (1866–1921)
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—Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834)