A compilation of over 6000 quotations arranged thematically; a great reference for speeches, essays and letter writing as well as for trivia quiz and  crossword buffs. On actors – Marlon Brando: An actor’s a guy who, if you ain’t talking about him, ain’t listening. Or the home? Cicero: What is more agreeable than one’s own home? Or there’s Spencer Tracy’s memory of the lean times in his life, before stardom: There were times my pants were so thin I could sit on a dime and tell if it was heads or tails. And from Bert Leston Taylor, journalist: A bore is a man who, when you ask how he is, tells you. With an introduction by Reginald Hill.