Quote #7
The creations of a great writer are little more than the moods and passions of his own heart, given surnames and Christian names, and sent to walk the earth.
More from William Butler Yeats
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- I agree about Shaw - he is haunted by the mystery he flouts. He is an atheist who trembles in the haunted corridor.