If you are identified with certain opinions and an ability to express them, and if you can build yourself an audience, a… — Michael Wolff Copy Share Image
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I don't want my novel to be like Madame Bovary, finely crafted with the life edited out of it. I want my… — Tama Janowitz Copy Share Image
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If history records good things about good people, the thoughtful hearer is encouraged to imitate what is good; or if it records… — Venerable Bede Copy Share Image
For me, literature is the daughter of music: a bit heavy and more level headed than its mother. Literature submits to the… — Dumitru Tepeneag Copy Share Image
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