Biography is one of the new terrors of death. John Arbuthnot
Every great man nowadays has his disciples, and it is always Judas who writes the biography. Oscar Wilde
There is properly no history; only biography. Ralph Waldo Emerson
No great man lives in vain. The history of the world is but the biography of great men. Thomas Carlyle
Just how difficult it is to write biography can be reckoned by anybody who sits down and considers just how many people know the real truth about his or her love affairs. Rebecca West
A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one. Thomas Carlyle
Biography should be written by an acute enemy. Arthur James Balfour
Read no history: nothing but biography, for that is life without theory. Benjamin Disraeli
Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium. Philip Guedalla
Biography, like big game hunting, is one of the recognized forms of sport, and it is as unfair as only sport can be. Philip Guedalla
Biography is all about cutting people down to size. Getting an unruly quart into a pint pot. Alan Bennett