Literary criticism can be no more than a reasoned account of the feeling produced upon the critic by the book he is criticizing. Criticism can never be a science: it is, in the first place, much too personal, and in…

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For what is the beloved? She is that which I myself am not. In the...

For what is the beloved? She is that which I myself am not. In the...

I used to think a good book was the best company, but now Ive thought...

I used to think a good book was the best company, but now Ive thought...

Marriage is a long event of perpetual change in which a man and a woman...

Marriage is a long event of perpetual change in which a man and a woman...

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what...

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what...

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a...

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a...

I would have loved it - without the French

I would have loved it - without the French

Evil, what is evil? There is only one evil, to deny life As Rome denied...

Evil, what is evil? There is only one evil, to deny life As Rome denied...

The more scholastically educated a man is generally, the more he is an emotional boor.

The more scholastically educated a man is generally, the more he is an emotional boor.

Comes over one an absolute necessity to move. And what is more, to move in...

Comes over one an absolute necessity to move. And what is more, to move in...

The human soul needs actual beauty more than bread.

The human soul needs actual beauty more than bread.

One must learn to love, and go through a good deal of suffering to get...

One must learn to love, and go through a good deal of suffering to get...

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a...

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a...

I can't bear art that you can walk round and admire. A book should be...

I can't bear art that you can walk round and admire. A book should be...

Not every book should be a compass. Some should be a pair of wax wings...

Not every book should be a compass. Some should be a pair of wax wings...

I want to live my life so that my nights are not full of regrets.

I want to live my life so that my nights are not full of regrets.

The human consciousness is really homogeneous. There is no complete forgetting, even in death.

The human consciousness is really homogeneous. There is no complete forgetting, even in death.

In the ancient recipe, the three antidotes for dullness or boredom are sleep, drink, and...

In the ancient recipe, the three antidotes for dullness or boredom are sleep, drink, and...

Men are free when they are in a living homeland, not when they are straying...

Men are free when they are in a living homeland, not when they are straying...

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

In Genoa, the word, libertas can be read on the front of prisons and on...

In Genoa, the word, libertas can be read on the front of prisons and on...

The real tragedy is the tragedy of the man who never in his life braces...

The real tragedy is the tragedy of the man who never in his life braces...