The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper - whether little or great, it belongs to Literature.
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The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper whether little or great, it belongs to Literature.
Literature is the ditch I'm going to die in. It's still the thing I care most about.
Literature helps us transcend ourselves.
Literature at its fullest takes human nature as its theme. That's the kind of writing that interests me.
Today there is a division between those who write about literature and those who create it. I, obviously, don't think that should be there.
What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it towards the condition of the man who wrote.
Literature has become my life.
I've always looked upon research as an opportunity to satisfy my curiosity. But the other side of the coin is one must not be so caught up in it that one never gets the book written.
Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.
I used to be more of a purist about literature. I thought, 'If it's a really propulsive story, then maybe there's something unliterary about it.'
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