Patriot/fiction

Famous quotes containing the words patriot and/or fiction:

“Never was patriot yet, but was a fool.”
—John Dryden (1631–1700)

“My mother ... believed fiction gave one an unrealistic view of the world. Once she caught me reading a novel and chastised me: “Never let me catch you doing that again, remember what happened to Emma Bovary.””
—Angela Carter (1940–1992)