“I'm steel-toed boots in a ballet-slipper world.””
Quotes by Richard Steele
“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.””
“The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.””
“I'm sitting in my office trying to squeeze a story from my head. It is that kind of morning when you feel like melting the typewriter into a bar of steel and clubbing yourself to death with it. (“Advance Notice”)””
“When a man you know to be of sound mind tells you his recently deceased mother has just tried to climb in his bedroom window and eat him, you only have two basic options. You can smell his breath, take his pulse and check his pupils to see if he's ingested anything nasty, or you can believe him.””
“...the tongues of men are not much leashed by concerns for accuracy or truth.””
Richard SteeleRichard Steele was an influential Irish writer and politician, best known for his role in the development of the modern essay and periodical. Born in Dublin, Steele was educated at the Charterhouse Sc...