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Anais Nin
Anais Nin

Anais Nin, born on February 21, 1903, in Madrid, Spain, and died on January 14, 1977, in Los Angeles, United States, was a renowned American author. Known for her unique introspective writing and dreamlike narrative style, her works include 'Henry Miller's Desires'. more

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“As readers, we remain in the nursery stage so long as we cannot distinguish between taste and judgment, so long, that is, as the only possible verdicts we can pass on a book are two: this I like; this I don't like. For an adult reader, the possible verdicts are five: I can see this is good and I like it; I can see this is good but I don't like it; I can see this is good and, though at present I don't like it, I believe that with perseverance I shall come to like it; I can see that this is trash but I like it; I can see that this is trash and I don't like it.”

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Author:W. H. Auden
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“Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgment to others with modesty.”

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Book:The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses, Messages, and Other Papers, Official and Private, Selected and Published from the Original Manuscripts
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