“The players often mention it as an honour to Shakespeare that in his writing; whatsoever he penned, he never blotted out a line. My answer hath been, ‘Would he had blotted a thousand.’” ~ B. Jonson
“The world did not say to her as it said to them, Write if you choose; it makes no difference to me. The world said with a guffaw, Write? What’s the good of your writing?” ~ V. Woolf.
Evan said,
28 March 2008 at 12.12 am
“When Carl Lewis was winning everything, I never said a word against him. And when the next guy comes along and beats me, I won’t complain about that either.”
I think that is a far better B. Johnson quote. It demonstrates how open minded he is, and his understanding of the nature of athletic competition.