Washington Irving Quotes

“I have no relish for puritans either in religion or politics, who are pushing for principles to an extreme, and overturning everything that stands in the way of their own zealous career…. I always distrust the soundness of political councils that are accompanied by acrimonious and disparaging attacks upon any great class of our fellow citizens.”
― Brian Jay Jones, Washington Irving: The Definitive Biography of America's First Bestselling Author

“when I cannot get a dinner to suit my taste I endeavor to get a taste to suit my dinner.”
― Brian Jay Jones, Washington Irving: The Definitive Biography of America's First Bestselling Author