Posted by: Alessio Benedetti
in Quotes & Aphorisms (Books)
No poet or novelist wishes he were the only one who ever lived, but most of them wish they were the only one alive, and quite a number fondly believe their wish has been granted.
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No poet or novelist wishes he were the only one who ever lived, but most of them wish they were the only one alive, and quite a number fondly believe their wish has been granted.
What the mass media offers is not popular art, but entertainment which is intended to be consumed like food, forgotten, and replaced by a new dish.
A poet is, first of all, a person who is passionately in love with language.
Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.
Genii are the happiest of mortals, for what they love doing the most is exactly what they should be doing.
Music is the best means we have of digesting time.