Quotes by Good Authors You don't expect me to know what to say about a play when I don't know who the author is, do you? . . . If it's by a good author, it's a good play, naturally. That stands to reason. George Bernard Shaw good-authors reason play There are so many good authors; there's no shortage of them. Jeanne Calment good-authors shortage There is bad in all good authors: what a pity the converse isn't true! Philip Larkin good-authors pity writing