Fred Shapiro

Yale law librarian Fred R. Shapiro is editor of the <i>Yale Book of Quotations</i>.
  • John Paul Chirdon

    Arts & Culture

    Getting it wrong—but better

    You can quote them: Three famous sayings that were never really said.

    May 1 2016
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    Arts & Culture

    Who really wrote “Boola Boola”?

    Disputes over the authorship may never be resolved. But the most likely authors drew heavily from a pair of African American composers.

    August 31 2009