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Literary Quotes

If you look at history you’ll find that no state has been so plagued by its rulers as when power has fallen into the hands of some dabbler in philosophy or literary addict Picture Quote #1

My sole literary ambition is to write one good novel, then retire to my hut in the desert, assume the lotus position, compose my mind and senses, and sink into meditation, contemplating my novel Picture Quote #1

Scientists disagree among themselves but they never fight over their disagreements. They argue about evidence or go out and seek new evidence. Much the same is true of philosophers, historians and literary critics Picture Quote #1

For me it’s a remarkable thing that there is a prize celebrating and honouring and making for a brief moment short fiction the centre of the literary universe Picture Quote #1

The question of manuscript changes is very important for literary criticism, the psychology of creation and other aspects of the study of literature Picture Quote #1

I am a sinner. This is the most accurate definition. It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. I am a sinner Picture Quote #1

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Digital technology allows us a much larger scope to tell stories that were pretty much the grounds of the literary media Picture Quote #1

I think that the idea that I’m writing for many more people than I ever imagined has created a certain general responsibility that is literary and political. There’s even pride involved, in not wanting to fall short of what I did before Picture Quote #1

My mom and dad were actors when they were younger and had a horrible experience of it. My dad became a literary agent and my mom a casting director Picture Quote #1

I don’t know what to say about literary critics. I think it’s probably best to say nothing Picture Quote #1

Literary studies were no more than a series of autopsies performed by heartless technicians. Worse than autopsies: biopsies. Vivisection. Even movies, which I love more than anything, more than life itself, they even do it with movies these days Picture Quote #1

... and the great advantage of being a literary woman, was that you could go everywhere and do everything Picture Quote #1

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Whenever the literary german dives into a sentence, this is the last you are going to see of him till he emerges on the other side of his atlantic with his verb in his mouth Picture Quote #1

All language begins with speech, and the speech of common men at that, but when it develops to the point of becoming a literary medium it only looks like speech Picture Quote #1

There are a lot of us, some published, some not, who think the literary life is the loveliest one possible, this life of reading and writing and corresponding. We think this life is nearly ideal Picture Quote #1

In literary criticism the critic has no choice but to make over the victim of his attention into something the size and shape of himself Picture Quote #1

Literary characters, like my grandmother’s apparitions, are fragile beings, easily frightened; they must be treated with care so they will feel comfortable in my pages Picture Quote #1

At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language Picture Quote #1

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For if anything is capable of making a poet of a literary man, it is my hometown love of the human, the living and ordinary Picture Quote #1

They, all of them, seemed to put literary form in front of the actuality and living of life itself Picture Quote #1

So it may well be believed that when I found him taking a complete holiday, with a vast supply of books at command, he had the air of indulging in a literary debauch, if the term may be applied to so honorable an occupation Picture Quote #1

She was widely read enough to appreciate my literary wit but not so widely read that she knew my sources. I like that in a woman Picture Quote #1

History is the most aristocratic of all literary pursuits, because it obliges the historian to be rich as well as educated Picture Quote #1

My own luck has been curious all my literary life; I never could tell a lie that anyone would doubt, nor a truth that anybody would believe Picture Quote #1

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The literary artist lends verbal depth to the visual. The visual artist provides visible articulation for the literary Picture Quote #1

Literary genres and techniques tend to take form in one’s mind somewhat the way computer templates provide form for different computer tasks Picture Quote #1

I no longer gave a sick dog’s drop for the wisdom, the reliability and the authority of the public’s literary mind, those creeps and old ladies of vested reviewing Picture Quote #1

No man has an appreciation so various that his judgment is good upon all varieties of literary work Picture Quote #1

I wrote much because I was paid little. I had no great desire to leave a literary name behind me Picture Quote #1

Literary critics, like a herd of cows or a school of fish, always face in the same direction, obeying that love for unity that every critic requires Picture Quote #1

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If you look at history you’ll find that no state has been so plagued by its rulers as when power has fallen into the hands of some dabbler in philosophy or literary addict (Literary Quotes) My sole literary ambition is to write one good novel, then retire to my hut in the desert, assume the lotus position, compose my mind and senses, and sink into meditation, contemplating my novel (Literary Quotes) Scientists disagree among themselves but they never fight over their disagreements. They argue about evidence or go out and seek new evidence. Much the same is true of philosophers, historians and literary critics (Literary Quotes) For me it’s a remarkable thing that there is a prize celebrating and honouring and making for a brief moment short fiction the centre of the literary universe (Literary Quotes) The question of manuscript changes is very important for literary criticism, the psychology of creation and other aspects of the study of literature (Literary Quotes) I am a sinner. This is the most accurate definition. It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. I am a sinner (Literary Quotes) Digital technology allows us a much larger scope to tell stories that were pretty much the grounds of the literary media (Literary Quotes) I think that the idea that I’m writing for many more people than I ever imagined has created a certain general responsibility that is literary and political. There’s even pride involved, in not wanting to fall short of what I did before (Literary Quotes) My mom and dad were actors when they were younger and had a horrible experience of it. My dad became a literary agent and my mom a casting director (Literary Quotes) I don’t know what to say about literary critics. I think it’s probably best to say nothing (Literary Quotes) Literary studies were no more than a series of autopsies performed by heartless technicians. Worse than autopsies: biopsies. Vivisection. Even movies, which I love more than anything, more than life itself, they even do it with movies these days (Literary Quotes) ... and the great advantage of being a literary woman, was that you could go everywhere and do everything (Literary Quotes) Whenever the literary german dives into a sentence, this is the last you are going to see of him till he emerges on the other side of his atlantic with his verb in his mouth (Literary Quotes) All language begins with speech, and the speech of common men at that, but when it develops to the point of becoming a literary medium it only looks like speech (Literary Quotes) There are a lot of us, some published, some not, who think the literary life is the loveliest one possible, this life of reading and writing and corresponding. We think this life is nearly ideal (Literary Quotes) In literary criticism the critic has no choice but to make over the victim of his attention into something the size and shape of himself (Literary Quotes) Literary characters, like my grandmother’s apparitions, are fragile beings, easily frightened; they must be treated with care so they will feel comfortable in my pages (Literary Quotes) At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language (Literary Quotes) For if anything is capable of making a poet of a literary man, it is my hometown love of the human, the living and ordinary (Literary Quotes) They, all of them, seemed to put literary form in front of the actuality and living of life itself (Literary Quotes) So it may well be believed that when I found him taking a complete holiday, with a vast supply of books at command, he had the air of indulging in a literary debauch, if the term may be applied to so honorable an occupation (Literary Quotes) She was widely read enough to appreciate my literary wit but not so widely read that she knew my sources. I like that in a woman (Literary Quotes) History is the most aristocratic of all literary pursuits, because it obliges the historian to be rich as well as educated (Literary Quotes) My own luck has been curious all my literary life; I never could tell a lie that anyone would doubt, nor a truth that anybody would believe (Literary Quotes) The literary artist lends verbal depth to the visual. The visual artist provides visible articulation for the literary (Literary Quotes) Literary genres and techniques tend to take form in one’s mind somewhat the way computer templates provide form for different computer tasks (Literary Quotes) I no longer gave a sick dog’s drop for the wisdom, the reliability and the authority of the public’s literary mind, those creeps and old ladies of vested reviewing (Literary Quotes) No man has an appreciation so various that his judgment is good upon all varieties of literary work (Literary Quotes) I wrote much because I was paid little. I had no great desire to leave a literary name behind me (Literary Quotes) Literary critics, like a herd of cows or a school of fish, always face in the same direction, obeying that love for unity that every critic requires (Literary Quotes)

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