“In their plush melodies and plummy platitudes, many Rodgers-and-Hammer...” — Richard Corliss Quote

“In their plush melodies and plummy platitudes, many Rodgers-and-Hammerstein songs were secular hymns, which so insinuated themselves into the ear of the Eisenhower-era listener that they became the liturgical music for the American mid-century.”

“In my experience, copy editors, like the stalwart staff I've worked with and learned from in my 34 years at 'TIME,' are linguistic conservatives - the keepers of the flame ignited by the Strunk-White 'Elements of Style,' published in full in 1957 and chosen by 'TIME' as one of the 100 most influential nonfiction books of the past century.”

“I think you'll always be able to do what your ear tells you.”

“The ear will surrender even at those times when the eye wants to close, when the eye doesn't want to watch.”

“I feel like my strength is surrounding myself with people who have an ear for things, and then they play it for me. I'm always looking; my ear is always open.”