Lovers of literature will look for the remains of the golden treasure in that shipwreck on the bottom of the sea of criticism.

Quote by Josef Skvorecky

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There is something that falls short of perfection in every book, without exception, something influenced...

There is something that falls short of perfection in every book, without exception, something influenced...

Lovers of literature will look for the remains of the golden treasure in that shipwreck...

Lovers of literature will look for the remains of the golden treasure in that shipwreck...

There is something that falls short of perfection in every book, without exception, something influenced...

There is something that falls short of perfection in every book, without exception, something influenced...

Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of...

Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of...

What our age lacks is not reflection, but passion.

What our age lacks is not reflection, but passion.

[My] deep religiosity... found an abrupt ending at the age of twelve, through the reading...

[My] deep religiosity... found an abrupt ending at the age of twelve, through the reading...

We hear the haunting presentiment of a dutiful middle age in the current reluctance of...

We hear the haunting presentiment of a dutiful middle age in the current reluctance of...

The sumptuous age of stars and images is reduced to a few artificial tornado effects,...

The sumptuous age of stars and images is reduced to a few artificial tornado effects,...

No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating.

No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating.

From the age of fifteen, dogma has been the fundamental principle of my religion: I...

From the age of fifteen, dogma has been the fundamental principle of my religion: I...

Just at the age 'twixt boy and youth, When thought is speech, and speech is...

Just at the age 'twixt boy and youth, When thought is speech, and speech is...

I'd be happy if I could think that the role of the library was sustained...

I'd be happy if I could think that the role of the library was sustained...

'What do you fear my lady?' 'A cage. To stay behind bars until use and...

'What do you fear my lady?' 'A cage. To stay behind bars until use and...

What is an adult? A child blown up by age.

What is an adult? A child blown up by age.

Because of their age long training in human relations for that is what feminine intuition...

Because of their age long training in human relations for that is what feminine intuition...

We hope to grow old, and we dread old age; that is to say, we...

We hope to grow old, and we dread old age; that is to say, we...

You know you're getting fat when you can pinch an inch on your forehead.

You know you're getting fat when you can pinch an inch on your forehead.

You've heard of the three ages of man - youth, age, and you are looking...

You've heard of the three ages of man - youth, age, and you are looking...

I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty, or that youth would sleep...

I would there were no age between ten and three-and-twenty, or that youth would sleep...

Children from the age of five to ten should watch more television. Television depicts adults...

Children from the age of five to ten should watch more television. Television depicts adults...

Pound notes are the best religion in the world.

Pound notes are the best religion in the world.