Literature Quotes - Page 149
Do you know because I tell you so, or do you know, do you know.
Gertrude Stein, Carl Van Vechten (1995). “Last Operas and Plays”, p.88, Taylor & Francis
Gertrude Stein (1952). “The Yale Edition of the Unpublished Writings of Gertrude Stein: Mrs. Reynolds, and five earlier novelettes”
Afterword to an edition on "What Are Masterpieces and Why Are There So Few of Them", as quoted by Robert Haas in a January 1946 interview,
I rarely believe anything, because at the time of believing I am not really there to believe.
Gertrude Stein (2013). “Everybody's Autobiography”, p.109, Vintage
George Saintsbury (1934). “A history of criticism and literary taste in Europe from the earliest texts to the present day”
1946 'The Prevention of Literature', in Polemic, Jan.
There are thousands willing to do great things for one willing to do a small thing.
George MacDonald (2015). “The Complete Works of George MacDonald: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry, Theological Writings & Essays (Illustrated): The Princess and the Goblin, Phantastes, At the Back of the North Wind, Lilith, England’s Antiphon, David Elginbrod, Malcolm, The Light Princess, The Golden Key and many more”, p.6322, e-artnow
It is part of a poor spirit to undervalue himself and blush.
George Herbert, Izaak Walton, Barnabas Oley (1848). “The Remains of that Sweet Singer of The Temple, George Herbert ...”, p.298
There is an hour wherein a man might be happy all his life, could he find it.
George Herbert (1853). “The poetical works of George Herbert [and The synagogue, by C. Harvey.]. With life, critical diss., and notes, by G. Gilfillan”, p.327
The object of Literature is to instruct, to animate, or to amuse.
George Henry Lewes (1891). “The Principles of Success in Literature”
George Henry Lewes (1891). “The Principles of Success in Literature”
It had already occurred to him that books were stuff, and that life was stupid.
George Eliot (2016). “Middlemarch”, p.135, Xist Publishing