Let us not kid ourselves; let us remember that literature is of no use whatever, except in the very special case of… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
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Every new fad or fashion at once has its denouncers from the pulpit, platform, professor's chair. — Alice Dunbar Nelson Copy Share Image
One of your American professors said that to study religion was merely to know the mind of man, but if one truly… — Iain Banks Copy Share Image
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My seminar is for highschool students, decent undergraduates, bright graduates, and outstanding professors. — Israel Gelfand Copy Share Image
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