“I am afraid I am one of those people who continues to read in the hope of sometime discovering in a book a single—and singular—piece of wisdom so penetrating, so soul stirring, so utterly applicable to my own life as to make all the bad books I have read seem well worth the countless hours spent on them. My guess is that this wisdom, if it ever arrives, will do so in the form of a generalization.”
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Joseph Epstein
Joseph Epstein is an American writer born on January 9, 1937. Known for his unique sense of humor and profound insight, Epstein's works span literary criticism, short stories, and essays. His writing style has been widely appreciated by readers, particularly in the field of literary criticism. more
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