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“The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonorably, foolishly, viciously.”

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Julian Barnes, born on January 19, 1946, is a distinguished British writer. His works span across various genres including novels, essays, and criticism, known for their unique literary style and profound insights into human nature. more

“Everything in art depends on execution: the story of a louse can be as beautiful as the story of Alexander. You must write according to your feelings, be sure those feelings are true, and let everything else go hang. When a line is good it ceases to belong to any school. A line of prose must be as immutable as a line of poetry.”

Writing Art Stories Feelings School Beautiful Lines Depends Cease Prose Execution

Book:Flaubert's Parrot

Source: Flaubert's Parrot

“Poetry makes nothing happen.”

Happens Poet

Author:W. H. Auden

“Half the night I waste in sighs, Half in dreams I sorrow after The delight of early skies; In a wakeful dose I sorrow For the hand, the lips, the eyes, For the meeting of the morrow, The delight of happy laughter, The delight of low replies.”

Dream Hands Eye Night Half Sky Sorrow Waste Lows Laughter Meetings Lips Delight Sigh Dose Morrow Happy Laughter

Author:Alfred Lord Tennyson

“People who say not to speak ill of the dead are hypocrites, because you can take it ot the bank they're thinking ill.”

People Thinking Speak Ill Hypocrite

Book:High Noon

Source: High Noon

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