American writer (1866-1944)
Jennie was a soprano. Not a regular soprano, but a country-town soprano, of the kind often used for augmenting grief at a funeral. Her voice came from a point about two inches above the right eye.
GEORGE ADE
"The New Fable of Susan and the Daughter and the Grand-daughter, and Then Something Really Grand", Ade's Fables
In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of entertainment.
GEORGE ADE
Cosmopolitan Magazine, Feb. 1928
Even the elders can give a number of helpful hints.
GEORGE ADE
"The Fable of the Old Fox and the Young Fox", True Bills
Give the people what they think they want.
GEORGE ADE
"The Fable of the Preacher Who Flew His Kite, But Not Because He Wished To Do So", Fables in Slang
Early to bed and early to rise is a bad rule for any one who wishes to become acquainted with our most prominent and influential people.
GEORGE ADE
"The Fable of the Old Fox and the Young Fox", True Bills