Quote #78
The satirist who writes nothing but satire should write but little- or it will seem that his satire springs rather from his own caustic nature than from the sins of the world in which he lives.
More from Anthony Trollope
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- Take away from English authors their copyrights, and you would very soon take away from England her authors.
- Of all the needs a book has, the chief need is that it be readable.
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- Book love... is your pass to the greatest, the purest, and the most perfect pleasure that God has prepared for His creatures.