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Perish those who said our good things before we did.
Perish those who said our good things before we did.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.
The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.
Poetry is at least an elegance and at most a revelation.
Poetry is at least an elegance and at most a revelation.
Just don't take any class where you have to read BEOWULF.
Just don't take any class where you have to read BEOWULF.
Literature, the most seductive, the most deceiving, the most dangerous of professions.
Literature, the most seductive, the most deceiving, the most dangerous of professions.
Literature is mostly about sex and not much about having children; and life is the other way around.
Literature is mostly about sex and not much about having children; and life is the other way around.
After all, all he did was string together a lot of old, well-known quotations.
After all, all he did was string together a lot of old, well-known quotations.
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.
