A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its read more

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.

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

I am grieved that it should be said he is my brother, and take these courses. Well, as he brews, read more

I am grieved that it should be said he is my brother, and take these courses. Well, as he brews, so shall he drink, for George again. Yet he shall hear on't, and tightly, too, an' I live, i'faith. - Every Man In His Humor.

All literature is gossip.

All literature is gossip.

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

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

All literature is political.

All literature is political.

Literature is the thought of thinking Souls.

Literature is the thought of thinking Souls.

Every man's memory is his private literature.

Every man's memory is his private literature.

This book fills a much-needed gap.

This book fills a much-needed gap.