Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation.

Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation.

The republic of letters.
[Fr., La republique des lettres.]

The republic of letters.
[Fr., La republique des lettres.]

The writer in western civilization has become not a voice of his tribe, but of his individuality. This is a read more

The writer in western civilization has become not a voice of his tribe, but of his individuality. This is a very narrow-minded situation.

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.

'Tis an old saying, the Devil lurks behind the cross. All is not gold that glitters. From the tail of read more

'Tis an old saying, the Devil lurks behind the cross. All is not gold that glitters. From the tail of the plough, Bamba was made King of Spain; and from his silks and riches was Rodrigo cast to be devoured by the snakes. - Don Quixote.

All literature is gossip.

All literature is gossip.

This book fills a much-needed gap.

This book fills a much-needed gap.

The universe is made up of stories, not of atoms.

The universe is made up of stories, not of atoms.

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

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