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    In our day the conventional element in literature is elaborately disguised by a law of copyright pretending that every work of art is an invention distinctive enough to be patented.

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A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk wonderingly, as if he was amazed at being himself.

A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk wonderingly, as if he was amazed at being himself.

by Walter Bagehot Found in: Literature Quotes,
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We cultivate literature on a little oat-meal.

We cultivate literature on a little oat-meal.

by Sydney Smith 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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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.

by Ernst Fischer Found in: Literature Quotes,
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Literature is my utopia.

Literature is my utopia.

by Helen Keller Found in: Literature Quotes,
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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.

by Cyril Connolly Found in: Literature Quotes,
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Books are humanity in print.

Books are humanity in print.

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The essay is a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything.

The essay is a literary device for saying almost everything about almost anything.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Literature Quotes,
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A novel is never anything but a philosophy put into images.

A novel is never anything but a philosophy put into images.

by Albert Camus Found in: Literature Quotes,
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