For whatever is truly wondrous and fearful in man, never yet was put into words or books.

For whatever is truly wondrous and fearful in man, never yet was put into words or books.

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.

Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.

Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.

This book fills a much-needed gap.

This book fills a much-needed gap.

At last is Hector stretch'd upon the plain,Who fear'd no vengeance for Patroclus slain:Then, Prince! You should have fear'd, what read more

At last is Hector stretch'd upon the plain,Who fear'd no vengeance for Patroclus slain:Then, Prince! You should have fear'd, what now you feel;Achilles absent was Achilles still:Yet a short space the great avenger stayed,Then low in dust thy strength and glory laid. - Iliad, The.

All literature is political.

All literature is political.

When I give a lecture, I accept that people look at their watches, but what I do not tolerate is read more

When I give a lecture, I accept that people look at their watches, but what I do not tolerate is when they look at it and raise it to their ear to find out if it stopped.

The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose.

The answers you get from literature depend on the questions you pose.

I can find my biography in every fable that I read.

I can find my biography in every fable that I read.