Inscription Quotes

They say the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, 'Can he name a kitten?'

Writing for the page is only one form of writing for the eye. Wherever solemn inscriptions are put up in public places, there is a sense that the site and the occasion demand a form of writing which goes beyond plain informative prose. Each word is so valued that the letters forming it are seen as objects of solemn beauty.

The monuments of the nations are all protests against nothingness after death; so are statues and inscriptions; so is history.

Put no inscription over the grave, except the date of my birth and my death; and, wherever I am buried, let the funeral be perfectly private, with as few persons attending, and as little show and expense as possible.

I love you is the inscription on Pandora's box.