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I would live to study, and not study to live.
I would live to study, and not study to live.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.
Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation.
Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation.
In literature as in love we are astounded by what is chosen by others.
In literature as in love we are astounded by what is chosen by others.
Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once.
Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once.
Poetry is at least an elegance and at most a revelation.
Poetry is at least an elegance and at most a revelation.
The universe is made up of stories, not of atoms.
The universe is made up of stories, not of atoms.
'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.
This novel is not to be tossed lightly aside, but hurled with great force.
This novel is not to be tossed lightly aside, but hurled with great force.
