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To provoke dreams of terror in the slumber of prosperity has become the moral duty of literature.
To provoke dreams of terror in the slumber of prosperity has become the moral duty of literature.
A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.
A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.
If thou shouldst never see my face again,Pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayerThan this world dreams read more
If thou shouldst never see my face again,Pray for my soul. More things are wrought by prayerThan this world dreams of. - The Passing of Arthur.
Literature becomes the living memory of a nation.
Literature becomes the living memory of a nation.
Literature is a power to be possessed, not a body of objects to be studied.
Literature is a power to be possessed, not a body of objects to be studied.
A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.
A novel is a mirror carried along a main road.
The decline in literature indicates a decline in the nation. The two keep pace in their downward tendency.
The decline in literature indicates a decline in the nation. The two keep pace in their downward tendency.
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.
To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say, and to finish read more
To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say, and to finish without knowing what you have written.
