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From Amazon.com 5 stars L. Longfellow I could not have imagined a reference book that reads like a novel. Fortunately, Ralph Keyes could. An exceptional accomplishment. Layne Longfellow, Ph.D., Longfellow Reads Longfellow

From Amazon.com 4 stars Phillip G. Knightley This book does exactly what the title says it does. All those quotes you use from time to time and never know the source are now a thing of the past. I wrote a book once called “The First Casualty”, taken from the quote “The first casualty when …

From Amazon.com 5 stars Beckman Communications “book doctor” (Cincinnati, Ohio) Two years ago, my co-workers made fun of me because I tried to use the word “eponymous” in a news release. They deleted it, saying that no one knows what that word means anymore. One of the many things I like about Ralph Keyes is …

From Amazon.com 4 Stars Todd Hagopian “CEO of the Hagopian Institute  (Michigan) If you are a quote enthusiast who loves to know the history behind the quotes, this is a very good book for you. I am a purist, and just enjoy reading great quotes and having a source to attribute them to, so the …

From Amazon.com 4.Stars D. Olinger This is not the type of book to read straight through, but rather to pick up from time to time and learn the brief history of the most famous quotations in English history. Most often, the myth does not match the fact. But, the history is never dull and Keyes’ …

From Amazon.com 4 Stars Shannon Reynolds “The Husband” (Milford, OH United States) I love quotes and I never really trust the source. Well, this book exhaustively evaluates who said what. Sometimes the conclusion is almost as unbelievable as the source of the quote. I like the book very much! There are too many quotes where …