Ring Lardner, 1921
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner (March 6, 1885 – September 25, 1933) was an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical takes on the sports world, marriage, and the theatre.
Quotes
- Are you lost daddy I arsked tenderly.
- Shut up he explained.
- The Young Immigrunts (1920), Chapter 10, "N.Y. to Grenitch 500.0"
- A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor.
- Preface to How to Write Short Stories (1924)
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