Even what I did say was misquoted and distorted by a sensational press which found it profitable to add fuel to the controversy.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
For he had learned of the dangers of having his statements misquoted and exaggerated, and as a rule, he was canny enough to let his visitors talk, while he said little.
"The Come Back"
Carolyn Wells
Hanlon grinned and misquoted, "Life is real, life is earnest, and the gravy is my goal."
"Man of Many Minds"
E. Everett Evans