Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to extend the boundaries of literary art, wants to explore new dimensions of the human spirit, and if he doesn't, he should be ashamed of himself.

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The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact...

The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact...

To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with...

To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with...

May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write...

May I make a suggestion, hoping it is not an impertinence? Write it down: write...

The people who fear humor - and there are many -are suspicious of its power...

The people who fear humor - and there are many -are suspicious of its power...

Many a promising career has been wrecked by marrying the wrong sort of woman. The...

Many a promising career has been wrecked by marrying the wrong sort of woman. The...

If we seek the pleasures of love, passion should be occasional, and common sense continual.

If we seek the pleasures of love, passion should be occasional, and common sense continual.

Only a fool expects to be happy all the time.

Only a fool expects to be happy all the time.

All mothers think their children are oaks, but the world never lacks for cabbages

All mothers think their children are oaks, but the world never lacks for cabbages

I was not sure I wanted to issue orders to life; I rather liked the...

I was not sure I wanted to issue orders to life; I rather liked the...

If I had my way books would not be written in English, but in an...

If I had my way books would not be written in English, but in an...

Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.

Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.

The love of truth lies at the root of much humor

The love of truth lies at the root of much humor

Female beauty is an important Minor Sacrament which cannot be received too often; I am...

Female beauty is an important Minor Sacrament which cannot be received too often; I am...

Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the...

Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the...

Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the...

Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the...

Do not suppose, however, that I intend to urge a diet of classics on anybody....

Do not suppose, however, that I intend to urge a diet of classics on anybody....

The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.

The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.

Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.

Fanaticism is overcompensation for doubt.

When you doubt, abstain.

When you doubt, abstain.

Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you...

Laugh at yourself, but don't ever aim your doubt at yourself. Be bold. When you...