Johnston McCulley Quotes

1883–1958 United States

Johnston McCulley (February 2, 1883 – November 23, 1958) was an American writer of hundreds of stories, fifty novels and numerous screenplays for film and television, and the creator of the character Zorro.

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“It is an insult to my blade to have it enter your body!”

The Mark of Zorro (1919)

Action expressed in a wrong channel is worse than no action at all.

The Mark of Zorro (1919)

“Landlord, more wine! The only manner in which to stop this raucous boaster is to make his wide throat so slick with wine that the words cannot climb out of it!”

The Mark of Zorro (1919)

“Shall it be that I never hear of anything except deeds of bloodshed and violence? Would it be possible in these turbulent times for a man to listen to words of wisdom regarding music or the poets?”

The Mark of Zorro (1919)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Johnston McCulley (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.