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Literary Quotes

I am at the moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip Picture Quote #1

To a degree, literary taste is a subjective matter. One can admire a work of fiction without particularly enjoying it; one can dislike a novel even while appreciating its value Picture Quote #1

I have to agree that most people in America read a kind of a fiction which is not of a high literary calibre. People read for entertainment Picture Quote #1

He who, in an enlightened and literary society, aspires to be a great poet, must first become a little child Picture Quote #1

I am only a literary lizard basking the day away beneath the great sun of beauty. That's all Picture Quote #1

I don't believe in myths of decline or myths of progress, even as regards the literary scene Picture Quote #1

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I realized early on that the academy and the literary world alike - and I don't think there really is a distinction between the two - are always dominated by fools, knaves, charlatans and bureaucrats Picture Quote #1

I define influence simply as literary love, tempered by defense. The defenses vary from poet to poet. But the overwhelming presence of love is vital to understanding how great literature works Picture Quote #1

At our present bad moment, we need above all to recover our sense of literary individuality and of poetic autonomy Picture Quote #1

Science fiction, outside of poetry, is the only literary field which has no limits, no parameters whatsoever Picture Quote #1

The unusual is only found in a very small percentage, except in literary creations, and that is exactly what makes literature Picture Quote #1

Earlier 18th century literary language was not supple enough to connect the life of the imagination to that of the street Picture Quote #1

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Were viewed as the literary equivalent of bubblegum cards, meant to be poked into the spokes of a young mind where they would produce a satisfying - but entirely bogus rumble of pleasure Picture Quote #1

It was wonderful flirting with him, all the razor edged literary banter, like Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing. A battle of wit, and a test, too Picture Quote #1

Nothing like an arcane literary debate with your tyrannical master while you pass the time leading to your execution Picture Quote #1

There's that unwritten schism that literary writers get all the awards and commericals writers get all the success Picture Quote #1

You hear the best stories from ordinary people. That sense of immediacy is more real to me than a lot of writerly, literary type crafted stories. I want that immediacy when I read a novel Picture Quote #1

Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom Picture Quote #1

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I don't write literary fiction - I write books that are entertaining, but are also, I hope, well constructed and thoughtful and funny and have things to say about men and women and families and children and life in America today Picture Quote #1

There is a great discovery still to be made in literature, that of paying literary men by the quantity they do not write Picture Quote #1

One of the things you get to do as a writer is that you get to learn new stuff all the time, and I hope that I'm a better writer when I'm 70 than I was when I was 30. That's one of the great things about a literary career Picture Quote #1

I often find myself privately stewing about much British art, thinking that except for their tremendous gardens, that the English are not primarily visual artists, and are, in nearly unsurpassable ways, literary Picture Quote #1

When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow Picture Quote #1

I read a book a day when I was a kid. My family was not literary; we did not have any books in the house Picture Quote #1

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No one in my family was a reader of literary fiction. So, I didn't have encouragement, but I didn't have discouragement, because I don't think anybody knew what that meant Picture Quote #1

I believe my publisher has shown a great deal of faith in me over a lot of years but I'm not prepared to be so arrogant to say that the long term literary value of my work would compensate them for a financial failure Picture Quote #1

I can't change overnight into a serious literary author. You can't compare apples to oranges. William Faulkner was a great literary genius. I am not Picture Quote #1

Anybody who comes to the cinema is bringing they're whole sexual history, their literary history, their movie literacy, their culture, their language, their religion, whatever they've got. I can't possibly manipulate all of that, nor do I want to Picture Quote #1

One of the most beautiful passages of Rousseau is that in the sixth book of Confessions, where he describes the awakening in him of the literary sense. Of such wisdom, the poetic passion, the desire of beauty, the love of art for it's own sake, has most Picture Quote #1

Politics in a literary work, is like a gun shot in the middle of a concert, something vulgar, and however, something which is impossible to ignore Picture Quote #1

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I am at the moment writing a lengthy indictment against our century. When my brain begins to reel from my literary labors, I make an occasional cheese dip (Literary Quotes) To a degree, literary taste is a subjective matter. One can admire a work of fiction without particularly enjoying it; one can dislike a novel even while appreciating its value (Literary Quotes) I have to agree that most people in America read a kind of a fiction which is not of a high literary calibre. People read for entertainment (Literary Quotes) He who, in an enlightened and literary society, aspires to be a great poet, must first become a little child (Literary Quotes) I am only a literary lizard basking the day away beneath the great sun of beauty. That's all (Literary Quotes) I don't believe in myths of decline or myths of progress, even as regards the literary scene (Literary Quotes) I realized early on that the academy and the literary world alike - and I don't think there really is a distinction between the two - are always dominated by fools, knaves, charlatans and bureaucrats (Literary Quotes) I define influence simply as literary love, tempered by defense. The defenses vary from poet to poet. But the overwhelming presence of love is vital to understanding how great literature works (Literary Quotes) At our present bad moment, we need above all to recover our sense of literary individuality and of poetic autonomy (Literary Quotes) Science fiction, outside of poetry, is the only literary field which has no limits, no parameters whatsoever (Literary Quotes) The unusual is only found in a very small percentage, except in literary creations, and that is exactly what makes literature (Literary Quotes) Earlier 18th century literary language was not supple enough to connect the life of the imagination to that of the street (Literary Quotes) Were viewed as the literary equivalent of bubblegum cards, meant to be poked into the spokes of a young mind where they would produce a satisfying - but entirely bogus rumble of pleasure (Literary Quotes) It was wonderful flirting with him, all the razor edged literary banter, like Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing. A battle of wit, and a test, too (Literary Quotes) Nothing like an arcane literary debate with your tyrannical master while you pass the time leading to your execution (Literary Quotes) There's that unwritten schism that literary writers get all the awards and commericals writers get all the success (Literary Quotes) You hear the best stories from ordinary people. That sense of immediacy is more real to me than a lot of writerly, literary type crafted stories. I want that immediacy when I read a novel (Literary Quotes) Much literary criticism comes from people for whom extreme specialization is a cover for either grave cerebral inadequacy or terminal laziness, the latter being a much cherished aspect of academic freedom (Literary Quotes) I don't write literary fiction - I write books that are entertaining, but are also, I hope, well constructed and thoughtful and funny and have things to say about men and women and families and children and life in America today (Literary Quotes) There is a great discovery still to be made in literature, that of paying literary men by the quantity they do not write (Literary Quotes) One of the things you get to do as a writer is that you get to learn new stuff all the time, and I hope that I'm a better writer when I'm 70 than I was when I was 30. That's one of the great things about a literary career (Literary Quotes) I often find myself privately stewing about much British art, thinking that except for their tremendous gardens, that the English are not primarily visual artists, and are, in nearly unsurpassable ways, literary (Literary Quotes) When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons. We cease to grow (Literary Quotes) I read a book a day when I was a kid. My family was not literary; we did not have any books in the house (Literary Quotes) No one in my family was a reader of literary fiction. So, I didn't have encouragement, but I didn't have discouragement, because I don't think anybody knew what that meant (Literary Quotes) I believe my publisher has shown a great deal of faith in me over a lot of years but I'm not prepared to be so arrogant to say that the long term literary value of my work would compensate them for a financial failure (Literary Quotes) I can't change overnight into a serious literary author. You can't compare apples to oranges. William Faulkner was a great literary genius. I am not (Literary Quotes) Anybody who comes to the cinema is bringing they're whole sexual history, their literary history, their movie literacy, their culture, their language, their religion, whatever they've got. I can't possibly manipulate all of that, nor do I want to (Literary Quotes) One of the most beautiful passages of Rousseau is that in the sixth book of Confessions, where he describes the awakening in him of the literary sense. Of such wisdom, the poetic passion, the desire of beauty, the love of art for it's own sake, has most (Literary Quotes) Politics in a literary work, is like a gun shot in the middle of a concert, something vulgar, and however, something which is impossible to ignore (Literary Quotes)

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