Famous quotes containing the words short and/or subject:
“Life’s too short for chess.”
—Henry J. Byron (1834–1884)
“The subject of the novel is reality liberated from soul. The reader in complete independence presented with a structured process: let him evaluate it, not the author. The façade of the novel cannot be other than stone or steel, flashing electrically or dark, but silent.”
—Alfred Döblin (1878–1957)