| Quote | Author | Source | Email Quote |
|---|
| "I'm not sure he's wrong about automobiles," he said. "With all their speed forward they may be a step backward in civilization--that is, in spiritual civilization." | Booth Tarkington | The Magnificent Ambersons |  |
| "Politics is a dirty business for a gentleman . . . " | Booth Tarkington | The Magnificent Ambersons |  |
| . . . most of the houses of the Midland town were of a pleasant architecture. They lacked style, but also lacked pretentiousness, and whatever does not pretend at all has style enough. | Booth Tarkington | The Magnificent Ambersons |  |
| Youth cannot imagine romance apart from youth. | Booth Tarkington | The Magnificent Ambersons |  |
| "Gossip is never fatal, Georgie," he said, "until it is denied." | Booth Tarkington | The Magnificent Ambersons |  |
| "People will forget almost any slander except one that's been fought." | Booth Tarkington | The Magnificent Ambersons |  |
| "Life and money both behave like loose quicksilver in a nest of cracks. And when they're gone we can't tell where--or what the devil we did with 'em!" | Booth Tarkington | The Magnificent Ambersons |  |
| Destiny has a constant passion for the incongruous. | Booth Tarkington | The Magnificent Ambersons |  |