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> [The critical sense is so far from frequent that it is absolutely rare, and the possession of the cluster of qualities that minister to it is one of the highest distinctions... In this light one sees the critic as the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-james/the-critical-sense-is-so-far-from-frequent-that-it-is-absolutely-rare/)

[Henry James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-james/)

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> [and our few good times will be rare because we have the critical sense and are not easy to fool with laughter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bukowski/and-our-few-good-times-will-be-rare-because-we-have-the-critical/)

[Charles Bukowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bukowski/)

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