We wanted to meet him, for though we were neither of us naive people we had not wholly lost our belief that it is delightful to meet artists who have given us pleasure.

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  I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppre

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  Literary critics, however, frequently suffer from a curious belief that every author longs to exten

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  I do not 'get' ideas; ideas get me.

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  The quality of what is said inevitably influences the way in which it is said, however inexperience

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

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

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  Few people can see genius in someone who has offended them.

• Robertson Davies:

  Nothing is so easy to fake as the inner vision.