Carl Clinton Van Doren The two most common charges against the older fiction, that it pleased wickedly and that it taught nothing, had broken down before the discovery, except in illiberal sects, that the novel is fitted both for honest use and for pleasure. – Carl Clinton Van Doren Broken Quotes Charges Quotes Common Quotes Discovery Quotes Fiction Quotes Fitted Quotes Honest Quotes Illiberal Quotes Pleased Quotes Pleasure Quotes Sects Quotes Taught Quotes Wickedly Quotes The first writers are first and the rest, in the long run, nowhere but in anthologies. Guy Rivers, a conventional piece as regards the love affair which makes a part of the plot, is a tale of deadly strife between the laws of Georgia and a fiendish bandit.
Nina Simone What I was interested in was conveying an emotional message, which means using everything you’ve got inside you sometimes to barely make a note, or if you have to strain to sing, you sing. – Nina Simone
Shriya Pilgaonkar We need to realise that not everyone can take the path to overnight success. Take actors such as Rajkummar Rao and Vicky Kaushal – they have built their work and profile over the years to get to where they are. – Shriya Pilgaonkar
Smriti Mandhana My batting mentality is to see the ball and hit it. I don’t know what bowlers see while batting. – Smriti Mandhana
Anita Loos I really think that American gentlemen are the best after all, because kissing your hand may make you feel very good but a diamond and a sapphire bracelet lasts forever. – Anita Loos
Stacey D'Erasmo Royalty mostly seem like members of some anachronistic faith, like the Amish, peculiar in gilded buggies. – Stacey D’Erasmo
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