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More particularly, having a largely German-oriented education has made me very responsive to 19th-century German literature. ↗

— John le Carre

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Maya Angelou, the famous African American poet, historian, and civil rights activist who is hailed be many as one of the great voices of contemporary literature, believes a struggle only makes a person stronger. ↗

— Michael N. Castle

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All literary men are Red Sox fans - to be a Yankee fan in a literate society is to endanger your life. ↗

— John Cheever

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For far too long, America has been without a comprehensive energy plan, and today consumers are paying the price - literally - at the pump and in their heating bills. ↗

— Chris Chocola

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I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence. I much prefer history – true or feigned– with its varied applicability to the thought and experience of readers. I think that many confuse applicability with allegory, but the one resides in the freedom of the reader, and the other in the purposed domination of the author. ↗

— J.R.R. Tolkien

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Let philosophy resolutely aim to be as scientific as possible, but let her not forget her strong kinship with literature. ↗

— Morris Raphael Cohen

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The utter incompetence of the U.N. is literally incomprehensible. ↗

— Malcolm Wallop

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The literature of the inner life is very largely a record of struggle with the inordinate passions of the social self. ↗

— Charles Horton Cooley

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To understand a literary style, consider what it omits. ↗