Quotes by : Shelby Foote

He is the kind of person I should expect to rescue one from a mad dog at any risk but then insist on....

A visitor asked Lincoln what good news he could take home from an audience with the august executive.....

On Lee as commander: "He had a cheerful dignity and could praise them (his men) without seeming to court....

I used to write sonnets and various things, and moved from there into writing prose, which, incidentally,....

I abhor the idea of a perfect world. It would bore me to tears.

Longevity conquers scandal every time.

I think that everything you do helps you to write if you're a writer. Adversity and success both contribute....

Right now I'm thinking a good deal about emancipation. One of our sins was slavery, another was emancipation.....

I'm crazy about Grant: his character, his nature, his science in fighting and everything else. But I....

I think making mistakes and discovering them for yourself is of great value, but to have someone else....