Quotes from authors passed in 1952
Only the dead have seen the end of the war.
George Santayana
Happiness is the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experiment.
George Santayana
The primary use of conversation is to satisfy the impulse to talk.
George Santayana
Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.
John Dewey
The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship.
Norman Douglas
Pat Metheny 
Tom Wolfe 
Heinz Fischer 
David Schwimmer 
Budd Schulberg 
Michelle Obama 
Michael M. Honda 
Allen Toussaint