It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.

All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain
called "Huckleberry Finn."

All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain
called "Huckleberry Finn."

The walls are the publishers of the poor.

The walls are the publishers of the poor.

Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn.

Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn.

The death of Dr. Hudson is a loss to the republick of letters.

The death of Dr. Hudson is a loss to the republick of letters.

Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation.

Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation.

Literature for me isn't a workaday job, but something which involves desires, dreams and fantasy.

Literature for me isn't a workaday job, but something which involves desires, dreams and fantasy.

They castrate the books of other men in order that with the fat of their works they may lard their read more

They castrate the books of other men in order that with the fat of their works they may lard their own lean volumes.

In books, the proportion of exceptional to commonplace people is very high; in reality, very low.

In books, the proportion of exceptional to commonplace people is very high; in reality, very low.