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One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
One must be a wise reader to quote wisely and well.
That is the point of quotations. One can use another's words to be insulting.
That is the point of quotations. One can use another's words to be insulting.
The wise weigh their words on a scale with gold.
The wise weigh their words on a scale with gold.
If writers were good businessmen, they'd have too much sense to be writers.
If writers were good businessmen, they'd have too much sense to be writers.
Some authors should be paid by the quantity NOT written.
Some authors should be paid by the quantity NOT written.
When I am dead, I hope it may be said: "His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.".
When I am dead, I hope it may be said: "His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.".
Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
Having been unpopular in high school is not just cause for book publications.
Author: A fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived with him, insists on tormenting generations to read more
Author: A fool who, not content with having bored those who have lived with him, insists on tormenting generations to come.
To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, ready always to apprehend in the flow of language read more
To feel most beautifully alive means to be reading something beautiful, ready always to apprehend in the flow of language the sudden flash of poetry.
