Download or read book Quoth the Maven written by William Safire and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-11-09 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist discusses contemporary figures of speech, from witty stories about expressions such as "kiss and tell" and "stab in the back" to the evolution of "read my lips." NOTE: This edition does not include illustrations.