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“Jane Austen is at the end of the line that begins with Samuel Richardson, which takes wonder and magic out of the novel, treats not the past but the present.”

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Leslie Fiedler

Leslie Fiedler, an influential American literary critic, was born on March 8, 1917, and passed away on January 29, 2003. He made significant contributions to the field of literary criticism, particularly through his research on American literature. more

“A cultivated style would be like a mask. Everybody knows it's a mask, and sooner or later you must show yourself -- or at least, you show yourself as someone who could not afford to show himself, and so created something to hide behind. You do not create a style. You work, and develop yourself; your style is an emanation from your own being.”

Knows Shows Would Be Behinds Style Mask Sooner Or Later Behind You

Book:Katherine Anne Porter: Conversations

Source: Katherine Anne Porter: Conversations

“In reality the world is as full of bad mothers as it is of bad fathers, and it is not the motherless children who become delinquent but the fatherless ones.”

World Children Reality Mother Father Delinquents Fatherless Bad Mother

Author:Louis de Bernieres

“An adversarial family law system raises the stakes unnecessarily high, exacerbates the antagonism of the couples concerned, and is directly responsible for making it impossible for couples who would otherwise have reconciled to do so.”

Law Impossible Couple Concerned Responsible Raises Stakes Antagonism Family Law

Author:Louis de Bernieres

“Family law is institutionally anti-male. I've been lobbying MPs, and I'm not going to give up campaigning for equality until I get equality.”

Giving Law Giving Up Males Campaigning Lobbying Mps Family Law