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This book delves into the intricacies and significance of various literary masterpieces, offering insights into the lives and works of renowned authors.
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“An amateur may not be an artist, though an artist should be an amateur.”
“A parsimony of words prodigal of sense.”
“The Italians say it is not necessary to be a stag; but we ought not to be a tortoise.”
“Romance has been elegantly defined as the offspring of fiction and love.”
“Mediocrity can talk, but it is for genius to observe.”
“Every production of genius must be the production of enthusiasm.”
“Plagiarists, at least, have the merit of preservation.”
“The art of governing mankind by deceiving them.”