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Those who judge must take all aspects of an individual's personality into account. It is only through literature that one can put oneself in someone e...more

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You don't read Gatsby, I said, to learn whether adultery is good or bad but to learn about how complicated issues such as adultery and fidelity and ma...more

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It is not accidental that the most unsympathetic characters in Austen's novels are those who are incapable of genuine dialogue with others. They rant....more

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The crisis besetting America is not just an economic or political crisis; something deeper is wreaking havoc across the land, a mercenary and utilitar...more

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[A] great novel will allow you to transcend the social, racial and political limitations imposed by the vicissitudes of life and to find a deep frater...more