Johnson Wrote

Famous quotes containing the words johnson and/or wrote:

“What provokes your risibility, Sir? Have I said anything that you understand? Then I ask pardon of the rest of the company.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

“Ah, yes, I wrote the “Purple Cow”—
I’m sorry, now, I wrote it!
But I can tell you, anyhow,
I’ll kill you if you quote it.”
—Gelett Burgess (1866–1951)