"Unilluminating" Quotes from Famous Books
... his letter and glanced at its contents. It was from his own immediate superior, Superintendent McDowell, and dated at Fort Reindeer. It was quite brief and unilluminating. It was a simple official order to place himself entirely at the disposal of Major Hervey Garstaing, the Indian Agent of the Allowa Indian Reserve—who was receiving full instructions from the Indian ... — The Heart of Unaga • Ridgwell Cullum
... and a new taste capable of appreciating these new laws. There is no science of art. These modern critics, with their cult of "the unique phrase" and the "sharply defined image," are just as intolerant as the old judicial authorities whose prestige they scout; just as intolerant and just as unilluminating. ... — Suspended Judgments - Essays on Books and Sensations • John Cowper Powys
... what I'm going to do any more than you do," was the unilluminating answer. "I don't ... — T. Tembarom • Frances Hodgson Burnett |