Authors:
  1. Quotes
  2. Authors
  3. G
  4. Gore Vidal
  5. To speak today of a famous novelist is like speaking of a...

To speak today of a famous novelist is like speaking of a famous cabinetmaker or speedboat designer. Adjective is inappropriate to noun.

Gore Vidal
Novelists, Adjectives, Nouns
Gore Vidal (2007). “Point to Point Navigation”, p.2, Vintage
To speak today of a famous novelist is like speaking of a famous cabinetmaker or speedboat designer. Adjective is inappropriate to noun.