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> [“In literature there is no such thing as a pure thought; in literature, thought is always the handmaid of emotion.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-middleton-murry/in-literature-there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-pure-thought-in-literature/)

John Middleton Murry

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## More by John Middleton Murry

> [“The Dream of a Queer Fellow I write the words again and they appear doubly pregnant with meaning. It is a true and terrible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-middleton-murry/the-dream-of-a-queer-fellow-i-write-the-words-again-and-they-appear/)

John Middleton Murry

> [“In literature there is no such thing as a pure thought; in literature, thought is always the handmaid of emotion.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-middleton-murry/in-literature-there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-pure-thought-in-literature/)

John Middleton Murry

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