Our literature, despite several false starts that promised much, is chiefly remarkable, now as always, for its respectable mediocrity. — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
One of the convenient things about literature is that, despite copyrights [...] a book belongs to the reader as well as to the writer. — Anne Fadiman Copy Share Image
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