Stanley Gordon West

Stanley Gordon West (1932-2015) was an American author.

Misattributed

 * Smile, and the world smiles with you; cry, and you cry alone
 * The original quote "Laugh and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone" is found in Ella Wheeler's poem "Solitude" (1883).
 * A variant of this quote (with "weep" rather than "cry") is found in the 1892 novel Prince Arengzeba.