Stephen Leacock Award

Famous quotes containing the words stephen, leacock and/or award:

“I forsak the, Kyng Herowdes, and thi werkes alle;
Ther is a chyld in Bedlem born is beter than we alle.’”
—Unknown. St. Stephen and King Herod (l. 6–8)

“Lord Ronald said nothing; he flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions.”
—Stephen Leacock (1869–1944)

“The award of a pure gold medal for poetry would flatter the recipient unduly: no poem ever attains such carat purity.”
—Robert Graves (1895–1985)