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“You write to be read. That is the bottom line.”

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Jane Yolen is an American author known for her extensive work in the field of children's literature, born on February 11, 1939. Her writings span across various genres, including children's literature, adult fiction, and poetry, renowned for their vivid imagination and profound emotional depth. more

“I am deeply sensitive to the spell of nationalism. I can play about thirty Bohemian folk songs ... on my mouth-organ. My oldest friend, who is Czech and a patriot, cannot bear to hear me play them because he says I do it in such a schmalzy way, 'crying into the mouth organ'. I do not think I could have written the book on nationalism which I did write, were I not capable of crying, with the help of a little alcohol, over folk songs, which happen to be my favourite form of music.”

“A cleric who loses his faith abandons his calling; a philosopher who loses his redefines his subject.”

Loses Subjects Calling Philosopher Abandon

Book:Words and Things: A Critical Account of Linguistic Philosophy and a Study in Ideology

Source: Words and Things: A Critical Account of Linguistic Philosophy and a Study in Ideology

“Ideas, and even the detection of errors, require more than care and caution.”

Ideas Care Errors Caution Detection

Book:Words and Things: An Examination Of, and an Attack On, Linguistic Philosophy

Source: Words and Things: An Examination Of, and an Attack On, Linguistic Philosophy

“The production of obscurity in Paris compares to the production of motor cars in Detroit in the great period of American industry.”

Car Industry Periods Productions Compare Paris Motor Obscurity Detroit Motor Cars

Author:Ernest Gellner

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