“The proverbial philosophy of a people helps us to understand more about them than any other kind of literature.” PeopleKindPhilosophyHelpingLiteratureProverbial Book:Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn Source: Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn
“Literary success of any enduring kind is made by refusing to do what publishers want, by refusing to write what the public wants, by refusing to accept any popular standard, by refusing to write anything to order.” WantWritingKindMadeOrderAcceptingStandardsEndurePublishers Author:Lafcadio Hearn
“The Western poet and writer of romance has exactly the same kind of difficulty in comprehending Eastern subjects as you have in comprehending Western subjects.” KindRomanceSubjectsPoetDifficultyWesternEasternComprehending Book:Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn Source: Books and Habits from the Lectures of Lafcadio Hearn
