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“And there never was an apple, in Adam's opinion, that wasn't worth the trouble you got into for eating it.”

Literature Opinion Trouble Eating Apples Adam

Author:Neil Gaiman

“The main trouble with avant-garde art and literature, from the point of view of fascists and Stalinists, is not that they are too critical, but that they are too "innocent," that it is too difficult to inject effective propaganda, that kitsch is more pliable to this end.”

Art Ends Literature Difficult Views Trouble Critical Point Of View Innocent Propaganda Fascists Avant Garde Kitsch Avant Garde Art

Book:Art and Culture: Critical Essays

Source: Art and Culture: Critical Essays

“The clerical work is par for the course. "Keep on file in numerical order" means throw in wastebasket. You'll soon learn the language. "Let it be a challenge to you" means you're stuck with it; "interpersonal relationships" is a fight between kids; "ancillary civic agencies for supportive discipline" means call the cops; "Language Arts Dept." is the English office; "literature based on child's reading level and experiential background" means that's all they've got in the Book Room; "non-academic-minded" is a delinquent; and "It has come to my attention" means you're in trouble.”

Source: Up the Down Staircase

“The legislator learns that when you talk a lot, you get in trouble. You have to listen a lot to make deals.”

Literature Deals Trouble Legislators

Author:Bob Woodward

“I wanted to cause trouble, but I know now it stays with you.”

Knows Wanted Literature Causes Trouble

Author:Jeanette Winterson

“I don't have a problem with many uses of the word genre, just certain ones. I have the most trouble when these labels are used to prevent discussion, to prevent a work from being taken seriously as literature. When we say "genre," we generally mean "something crappy," something that would be sold in an airport.”

Mean Use Problem Would Be Used Certain Literature Taken Trouble Labels Genre Discussion Airports

Author:Michael Chabon

“If pleasures are greatest in anticipation, just remember that this is also true of trouble.”

Ifs Remember Literature Pleasure Virtue Trouble Anticipation

Book:Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work

Source: Selected writings of Elbert Hubbard: his mintage of wisdom, coined from a life of love, laughter and work

“Nobody ever grew despondent looking for trouble.”

Literature Trouble Grew Despondent

Author:Kin Hubbard