Quote by: Archibald MacLeish

A real writer learns from earlier writers the way a boy learns from an apple orchard -- by stealing what he has a taste for, and can carry off


Share this:  

Author Bio


  • NameArchibald MacLeish
  • Descriptionamerican librarian and poet
  • BornMay 7, 1892
  • DiedApril 20, 1982
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionLibrarian; Poet; Author; Playwright
  • AwardsPulitzer Prize For Drama; Rome Prize; Bollingen Prize; Presidential Medal Of Freedom; Pulitzer Prize For Poetry; National Book Award