George R. Stewart
Born: 01-01-1895
George R. Stewart was an American author and historian, best known for his 1941 novel "Storm," which pioneered the natural disaster genre. Born in 1895, Stewart's work often explored the interaction between humans and their environment. A professor at the University of California, Berkeley, he contributed significantly to American literature and historical studies. His keen insights into ecological and societal themes have left a lasting impact on readers and scholars alike.
Book summaries for books written by George R. Stewart
Quotes
Men go and come, but earth abides.
The best is perhaps what we understand the least.
The only thing we can be sure of is that we must change.
In every war, there are always two sides; but really only one, the enemy.
There is no virtue in being uncritical; nor is it a habit to which the young are given.
The way of the world is to bloom and to flower and die but in the affairs of men there is no waning and the noon of his expression signals the onset of night.
A man is a fool who prefers to live in the past.
The acts of living are the best graces in the end.
The greater the knowledge, the greater the doubt.
We all want to see the unseen and know the unknown.
The world is a world of becoming, not of being.
The world is not given to us by our parents; it is borrowed from our children.