From his childhood, Samuel Clemens was devoted to showmanship, exaggeration and the joy of a tall tale.

Knopf Publishing Company released “Notes to John,” a posthumous collection of journal entries Joan Didion wrote after ...

Ernest Walsh, the poet who was "marked for death" and made quite a good thing out of it; Evan Shipman, an American bohemian whom Hemingway liked and who said, "We need more true mystery in our lives.

Joan Didion, one of America’s sharpest critics on its many myths, had precision in her prose and acuity in her observations.

Let these heartfelt remembrance quotes for pets help you reflect on ... but a cat does not.” —Ernest Hemingway 42. “There are few things in life more heartwarming than to be welcomed by ...

That’s when you need a couple of courage quotes at your rescue ... "Courage is grace under pressure.” — Ernest Hemingway 11. ...