“I’m lecturing my class last week. In the English language, I tell them, a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. But there isn’t a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative. And I hear a voice from the back of the room: ‘Yeah, right.’”
Quotes by William Alexander
“Choose one thing you care about and resolve to do it well. Whether you succeed or not, you will be the better for the effort.”
“The nice thing about baking alone in the kitchen before dawn is that you can talk to yourself like a crazy person and no one suspects you're a crazy person.”
“There should be no crying in copyediting.”
William Alexander
William Alexander was a notable Scottish courtier and poet, recognized for his contributions to early Scottish literature and colonial endeavors. Born around 1567, he became the 1st Earl of Stirling a...