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We cultivate literature on a little oat-meal.
We cultivate literature on a little oat-meal.
A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.
A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.
In the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published in the lifetimes of the read more
In the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published in the lifetimes of the authors. If the authors had not achieved self-affirmation while writing, how could they have continued to write? - Nobel Lecture 2000.
What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the read more
What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote.
Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the color of the wind.
Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the color of the wind.
Only the more rugged mortals should attempt to keep up with current literature.
Only the more rugged mortals should attempt to keep up with current literature.
The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean
The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean
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.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
