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Quote by Francois Mauriac

“A writer is essentially a man who does not resign himself to loneliness.”

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French author born on October 11, 1885, and died on September 1, 1970. Francois Mauriac is known for his profound religious and moral themes and is considered an important figure in 20th-century French literature. more

“If a poet has any obligation toward society, it is to write well. Being in the minority, he has no other choice. Failing this duty, he sinks into oblivion. Society, on the other hand, has no obligation toward the poet. A majority by definition, society thinks of itself as having other options than reading verses, no matter how well written. Its failure to do so results in its sinking to that level of locution at which society falls easy prey to a demagogue or a tyrant. This is society's own equivalent of oblivion.”

“We writers, as we work our way deeper into our craft, learn to drop more and more personal clues. Like burglars who secretly wish to be caught, we leave our fingerprints on broken locks, our voiceprints in bugged rooms, our footprints in the wet concrete.”

Way Wish Rooms Broken Caught Deeper Crafts Concrete Wet Locks Clue Footprint Fingerprints Burglars

Book:Archer in Hollywood: three exciting novels: The moving target, The way some people die [and] The barbarous coast

Source: Archer in Hollywood: three exciting novels: The moving target, The way some people die [and] The barbarous coast

“Few men can afford to be angry.”

Men Anger Angry

Book:Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America

Source: Burke's Speech on Conciliation with America

“[Milton] calls the university "A stony-hearted step-mother."”

Mother Education Steps University Hearted Milton Step Mother

Author:Augustine Birrell

“Given Pounds and five years, and an ordinary man can in the ordinary course, without any undue haste or putting any pressure upon his taste, surround himself with books, all in his own language, and thence forward have at least one place in the world.”

Men World Years Book Courses Language Given Five Taste Ordinary Pressure Five Years Pounds Surround Haste Places In The World Ordinary Man

Author:Augustine Birrell

“We have this habit of romanticizing the lives of writers. I remember when I was a kid, I was like, 'I want to be Kurt Vonnegut.'”

Want Kids Remember Habit Remember When

Author:John Green

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