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> [I think the writing of literature should give pleasure. What else should it be about? It is not nuclear physics. It actually has to give pleasure or it is worth nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-greenblatt/i-think-the-writing-of-literature-should-give-pleasure-what-else/)

[Stephen Greenblatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-greenblatt/)

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> [“A man should begin with his own times. He should become acquainted first of all with the world in which he is living and participating. He should not be afraid of reading too much or too little. He should take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-miller/a-man-should-begin-with-his-own-times-he-should-become-acquainted/)

[Henry Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-miller/)

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