“Literature deals with morality but does not necessarily, does not, qua literature, help you to be more moral, either by precept or… — Eric Bentley Copy Share Image
I define Inner Space as an imaginary realm in which on the one hand the outer world of reality, and on the… — J. G. Ballard Copy Share Image
The story of my grandmother is that of a French woman from the provinces who through her perseverance and thirst for knowledge… — Emmanuel Macron Copy Share Image
“They were...no ordinary group, gathering together to kill an evening, to seek refuge from critical husbands and demanding children while idly discussing… — Gloria Goldreich Copy Share Image
I love the gothic literature. It always has such great stories with characters bigger than life and the stakes are always high.… — Frank Wildhorn Copy Share Image
I did my BA in English lit, and hated the restriction - I'd always read more in translation than not; coming from… — Deborah Smith Copy Share Image
An acquaintanceship with the literature of the world may be won by any person who will devote half an hour a day… — John Andreas Widtsoe Copy Share Image
On another front of the category-error argument are the insufferable fogeys who think the [Nobel] award is an outrage upon literature itself.… — David Bennun Copy Share Image
We are lucky in the United States to have our liberal arts system. In most countries, if you go to university, you… — Martha C. Nussbaum Copy Share Image
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The history of all Magazines shows plainly that those which have attained celebrity were indebted for it to articles similar in natureto… — Edgar Allan Poe Copy Share Image
I think it's likely that the civilizing effect of literature has done most of the work, and still continues to do. Look… — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
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Wisdom and knowledge, as well as virtue, diffused generally among the body of the people being necessary for the preservation of their… — John Adams Copy Share Image
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The novel is a formidable mass, and it is so amorphous - no mountain in it to climb, no Parnassus or Helicon,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Rich people don't have to have a life-and-death relationship with the truth and its questions; they can ignore the truth and still… — Sergio Troncoso Copy Share Image
I appreciate good criticism and I think it's really important. I don't like it when it's consumer advocacy, like how you should… — Adam Rapp Copy Share Image
Seine et Danube was launched in 2003 with the help of Romanian authorities who had finally realized the necessity of promoting literature… — Dumitru Tepeneag Copy Share Image
If, then, you wish to insure the interest of your pupils, there is only one way to do it; and that is… — William James Copy Share Image
Literature gives us models of living human beings who may not agree with us and even be our enemies. D. H. Lawrence… — John Updike Copy Share Image
I and everyone else in this world live in what is probably the most difficult times that have ever been. We are… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
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Although random mutations influenced the course of evolution, their influence was mainly by loss, alteration, and refinement... Never, however, did that one… — Lynn Margulis Copy Share Image
I want to yell about it most days and stop strangers in the street to share my outrage. But my mind is… — Robin Beth Schaer Copy Share Image
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