Everybody reads and rejoices in Cobb’s printed self. Those who know the man love him and rejoice in his society. “Cobb’s Anatomy” is for the general public. His heart is the biggest part of him, and if that were not true, this unusual dinner would not be given. It takes more than a great writer to earn great affection.
—Rupert Hughes
A big brain needs a big belly to balance it.
Irvin Cobb has a well-balanced brain.
He’s never top-heavy and never will be.
In all the years he wrote for the Sunday World he never was late turning in his copy, reaching the pay-window, going to luncheon, buying a drink, laughing at his own jokes or demanding a raise in salary.
In his New York career he has made only three mistakes in judgment: his house in Park Hill, the play he wrote, and leaving the World. The first he may sell, the second he can live down, but the third is irreparable,—if not to him, assuredly to us.
—William Johnston