Creative Quotations from James Branch Cabell (1879-1958)

Creative Quotations from . . .

James Branch Cabell
(1879-1958) born on Apr 14

US "novelist, writer". "He was known chiefly for his novel "Jurgen," 1919."

The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds; and the pessimist fears this is true.

Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.

I am willing to taste any drink once.

There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted.

"While it is well enough to leave footprints on the sands of time, it is even more important to make sure they point in a commendable direction."

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	""The Silver Stallion," quoted on "Who Said That?," BBC TV, 19 Sep 1958."
R:	"Recalled on his death, 5 May 1958."
A:	""Jurgen," Ch. 1."
N:	"In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
K:	"In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."