Bartleby/inspiration

Famous quotes containing the words bartleby and/or inspiration:

“Imagine my surprise, nay, my consternation, when without moving from his privacy, Bartleby in a singularly mild, firm voice, replied, “I would prefer not to.””
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)

“The ironies in the commonplace are my inspiration and delight.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)