Lillian Hellman

"Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth."

- Lillian Hellman, playwright

H. L. Mencken

"A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin."

- H. L. Mencken, journalist, editor, satirist, critic

Joyce Carol Oates

"The worst cynicism: a belief in luck."

- Joyce Carol Oates, author, playwright, poet, literary critic

George Bernard Shaw

"The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it."

- George Bernard Shaw, playwright and critic