“The way British publishing works is that you go from not being published no matter how good you are, to being published no matter how bad you are.”
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“There are those who, while reading a book, recall, compare, conjure up emotions from other, previous readings,” remarked the Argentinian writer Ezequiel Martínez Estrada. “This is one of the most delicate forms of adultery.”
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“Peter Kemp observed that ‘Literature owes an enormous debt to Henry James’s bowels.’ As the correspondence revealed, the young Henry suffered from chronic constipation. To alleviate it his parents dispatched him on a grand tour of Europe (doubtless hoping the foreign food would loosen his entrails).”
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“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few are to be chewed and digested.”
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“We must believe in free will – we have no choice. Isaac Bashevis Singer”
― The Self Illusion: Why There is No 'You' Inside Your Head
― The Self Illusion: Why There is No 'You' Inside Your Head
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