“It is one thing to describe an interview with a gorgon or a griffin, a creature who does not exist. It is another thing to discover that the rhinoceros does exist and then take pleasure in the fact that he looks as if he didn't.”
― Orthodoxy
― Orthodoxy
“People wonder why the novel is the most popular form of literature; people wonder why it is read more than books of science or books of metaphysics. The reason is very simple; it is merely that the novel is more true than they are.”
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“Fiction is about everything human and we are made out of dust, and if you scorn getting yourself dusty, then you shouldn't try to write fiction. It's not a grand enough job for you.”
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“A man who wields a pen has to be accountable to society.”
― Scandal
― Scandal
“True religion should be able to respond to the dark melodies, the faulty and hideous sounds that echo from the heart of men.”
― Scandal
― Scandal
Literary Exploration
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Book Riot's Read Harder Challenge
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