John Kendrick Bangs

John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 – January 21, 1922) was an American author, editor and satirist.

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    “I met a little Elf-man, once,
    Down where the lilies blow.
    I asked him why he was so small
    And why he didn’t grow.”
    —John Kendrick Bangs (1862–1922)

    “Whither goest thou?”
    —Bible: New Testament Peter, in John, 13:36.

    The words, which are repeated in John 16:5, are best known in the Latin form in which they appear in the Vulgate: Quo vadis? Jesus replies, “Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards.”

    “I met a little Elf-man, once,
    Down where the lilies blow.
    I asked him why he was so small
    And why he didn’t grow.”
    —John Kendrick Bangs (1862–1922)

    “The ultimate sin of any performer is contempt for the audience.”
    —Lester Bangs (1948–1982)