Literature is a luxury;
fiction is a necessity.
(G. K. Chesterton: The Defendant.)
Κατηγορία: Aphorisms
Flaubert, «Of all lies…»
Of all lies, art is the least untrue.
(Flaubert.)
Agathon, «Art is in love…»
Art is in love with luck, and luck with art.
(Agathon: Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics.)
Anatole France, «There are no bad books…»
There are no bad books,
any more than there are ugly women.
(Anatole France.)
Ezra Pound, «Literature is news…»
Literature is news that stays news.
(Ezra Pound: ABC of Reading.)
Anonymous, «Books do not teach…»
Books do not teach the use of books.
(Anonymous.)
Lord Melbourne, «Never disregard a book…»
Never disregard a book
because the author of it is a foolish fellow.
(Lord Melbourne.)
Thomas Browne, «They do most…»
They do most by books,
who could much without them.
(Thomas Browne: Christian Morals.)
Joubert, «Before using a fine word…»
Before using a fine word, make a place for it!
(Joubert: Pensées.)
Carlyle, «The coldest…»
The coldest word was once
a glowing new metaphor.
(Carlyle: Past and Present.)