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)