Classic Literature Quotes

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  • The classic literature is always modern.

    "Caxtoniana: Hints on Mental Culture". Book by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1862.
  • I love food. I mean, I really love food. I take pictures of my finest, funniest and most fascinating dishes, post them on Twitter, and send them to friends. I treat menus like classic literature, refusing to skip even one word. I read the description of every item, regardless of whether or not I'm interested in eating it.

  • Allen Ginsberg was a world authority on the writing of William Blake, and had an incredible knowledge of classic literature and world politics.

  • Editors can be stupid at times. They just ignore that author's intention. I always try to read unabridged editions, so much is lost with cut versions of classic literature, even movies don't make sense when they are edited too much. I love the longueurs of a book even if they seem pointless because you can get a peek into the author's mind, a glimpse of their creative soul. I mean, how would people like it if editors came along and said to an artist, 'Whoops, you left just a tad too much space around that lily pad there, lets crop that a bit, shall we?'. Monet would be ripping his hair out.

    Stupid   Book   Mean  
  • It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

    Pride and Prejudice ch. 1 (1813)
  • It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.

    A Tale of Two Cities bk. 1, ch. 1 (1859)
  • Classic literature is still something that hangs in the air like a song.

    Song   Air   Literature  
  • If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger.

    Love   Romantic   Passion  
    'Wuthering Heights' (1847) ch. 9
  • It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

    A Tale of Two Cities bk. 1, ch. 1 (1859)
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