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You know who the critics are? The men who have failed in literature and art. — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
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I don't like to read nonfiction. To me, fact is something I can look up. — Fran Lebowitz Copy Share Image
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I could get a better education interviewing John Steinbeck than talking to an English professor about novels. — William Safire Copy Share Image
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A presentation copy, reader,-if haply you are yet innocent of such favours-is a copy of a book which does not sell, sent… — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
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The [book of the bible] Song Of Songs is an amazing erotic love poem that the church has tried very hard not… — Alan Green Copy Share Image
I titled my book "Revolution." And that is exactly what it is. France is experiencing a time of transformation - in education,… — Emmanuel Macron Copy Share Image
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