Famous quotes containing the words elder, watson and/or biography:
“Now that I am sixty, I see why the idea of elder wisdom has passed from currency.”
—John Updike (b. 1932)
“We hold our hate too choice a thing
For light and careless lavishing.”
—Sir William Watson (1858–1936)
“Just how difficult it is to write biography can be reckoned by anybody who sits down and considers just how many people know the real truth about his or her love affairs.”
—Rebecca West (1892–1983)