A Phrase and Fable Dictionary. Whether politicians, philosophers, generals, and writers of ancient times or Hollywood actors of the present, Rees separates fact from fiction, myth, legend, and fable. Before you quote someone you are sure uttered some statement or other, check it out first in this delightful work. The origins of the quote may just surprise you. Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first misquoter of it.
Misquotation is. . .
A widely-read man never quotes accurately. This book has gone out of print. Cassell Dictionary of Contemporary Quotations. American Heritage Dictionary of American Quotations. Penguin Reference 1997 Rubin, Jr., Louis D., ed., in assoc.