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    When the waves are round me breaking,As I pace the deck alone,And my eye in vain is seekingSome green leaf to rest upon;What would not I give to wanderWhere my old companions dwell?Absence makes the heart grow fonder,Isle of Beauty, fare thee well! - Paradise Lost.

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Good children's literature appeals not only to the child in the adult, but to the adult in the child

Good children's literature appeals not only to the child in the adult, but to the adult in the child

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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

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Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

by Thornton Wilder Found in: Literature Quotes,
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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.

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Republic of letters.

Republic of letters.

by Henry Fielding Found in: Literature Quotes,
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First he wrought, and afterward he taught.

First he wrought, and afterward he taught.

by Geoffrey Chaucer Found in: Literature Quotes,
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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.

by Andre Maurois Found in: Literature Quotes,
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I made a compact with myself that in my person literature should
stand by itself, of itself, and for read more

I made a compact with myself that in my person literature should
stand by itself, of itself, and for itself.

by Charles Dickens Found in: Literature Quotes,
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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.

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