Misc: World what is ground being 'rested' for a season?

Questions

"---------- should be read, but neither seen nor heard."- Daphne Du Maurier?

"--------- is turning one's worst moments into money."- J.P. Donleavy?

"A ------------ is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking."- Jerry Seinfeld (1954 - )?

"A ---------- is a person who works hard all his life to become known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized."- Fred Allen (1894 - 1956)?

"------------- - a group of men who keep minutes and waste hours."- M. Berle?