US "poet, biographer".
"He is remembered for his vigorous free verse in "The People, Yes," 1936 and his biography of Lincoln."
Our lives are like a candle in the wind.
I was up day and night with Lincoln for years. I couldn't have picked a better companion.
The impact of television on our culture is. . . indescribable. There's a certain sense in which it is nearly as important as the invention of printing.
I remember in my early 20s when I felt I couldn't live past 30. I was learning how to write. I had a lot of hard work ahead of me.
Why is there always a secret singing when a lawyer cashes in? Why does a hearse horse snicker hauling a lawyer away?
Published Sources for
the above Quotations:
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"On his biography of Abraham Lincoln; in NY "Times," 6 Jan 64"
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News summaries 30 Dec 55
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"Interviewed on his 86th birthday, in NY "Times," 6 Jan 64"