Richard Harding Davis Quotes

Richard Harding Davis — American Journalist born on April 18, 1864, died on April 11, 1916

Richard Harding Davis was a journalist and writer of fiction and drama, known foremost as the first American war correspondent to cover the Spanish–American War, the Second Boer War, and the First World War. His writing greatly assisted the political career of Theodore Roosevelt and he also played a major role in the evolution of the American magazine. His influence extended to the world of fashion and he is credited with making the clean-shaven look popular among men at the turn of the 20th century... (wikipedia)

The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or to say a new thing in an old way.

All through the night, like the tumult of a river when it races between the cliffs of a canyon, in my sleep I could hear the steady roar of the passing army.

Richard Harding Davis Quotes

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