The great Cham of literature. (Samuel Johnson)

The great Cham of literature. (Samuel Johnson)

Literature becomes the living memory of a nation.

Literature becomes the living memory of a nation.

Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.

Some people talk in their sleep. Lecturers talk while other people sleep.

Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness.

Writing is not a profession but a vocation of unhappiness.

English literature is a kind of training in social ethics. English trains you to handle a body of information in read more

English literature is a kind of training in social ethics. English trains you to handle a body of information in a way that is conducive to action.

People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.

People create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.

But, indeed, we prefer books to pounds; and we love manuscripts
better than florins; and we prefer small pamphlets read more

But, indeed, we prefer books to pounds; and we love manuscripts
better than florins; and we prefer small pamphlets to war horses.

For me, literature is a complex game, both mental and concrete, which is acted out in a physical manner on read more

For me, literature is a complex game, both mental and concrete, which is acted out in a physical manner on the page.rn

Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.

Poetry must have something in it that is barbaric, vast and wild.