Melvin Maddocks Quotes

"It is one test of a fully developed writer that he reminds us of no one but himself."
- Melvin Maddocks
(Related: Writer)

"Journalists do not like to report on uncertainties. They would almost rather be wrong than ambiguous."
- Melvin Maddocks
(Related: Wrong)

"Nothing is more idealistic than a journalist on the defensive."
- Melvin Maddocks
(Related: Nothing)

"Once we thought, journalists and readers alike, that if we put together enough "facts" and gave them a fast stir, we would come up with something that, at least by the standards of short-order cooks, could be called the truth."
- Melvin Maddocks
(Related: Truth, Thought)

"To choose art means to turn one's back on the world, or at least on certain of its distractions."
- Melvin Maddocks
(Related: Art, World)

"Watching baseball under the lights is like observing dogs indoors, at a pedigree show. In both instances, the environment is too controlled to suit the species."
- Melvin Maddocks
(Related: Baseball, Dogs, Environment)