“When you've got a thing to say, Say it! Don't take half a day.When your tale's got little in itCrowd the whole thing in a minute! Life is short--a fleeting vapor--Don't you fill the whole blamed paperWith a tale which, at a pinch, Could be cornered in an inch!Boil her down until she simmers,Polish her until she glimmers.””
Quotes by Joel Chandler Harris
“[...Brer Rabbit] said his prayers over like a train of railroad cars running [...].””
Giant Treasury of Brer Rabbit
Joel Chandler HarrisJoel Chandler Harris was an influential American journalist and folklorist, renowned for his collection of Uncle Remus stories that brought African-American oral traditions to a wider audience. Born i...