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Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet gracious discourse of my book-friends. The...more

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Literature is my utopia.

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I do not want the peace which passeth understanding, I want the understanding which bringeth peace.

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Many scholars forget, it seems to me, that our enjoyment of the great works of literature depends more upon the depth of our sympathy than upon our un...more

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Literature is my Utopia

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More than at any other time, when I hold a beloved book in my hand my limitations fall from me, my spirit is free.

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In a word, literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourse of my book-f...more

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Sometimes, it is true, a sense of isolation enfolds me like a cold mist as I sit alone and wait at life’s shut gate. Beyond there is light, and music,...more

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When the sun of consciousness first shone upon me, behold a miracle! The stock of my young life which had perished, steeped in the waters of knowledge...more

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It has been said that life has treated me harshly; and sometimes I have complained in my heart because many pleasures of human experience have been wi...more

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For years to come the debris of a convulsed world will beset our steps. It will require a purpose stronger than any man and worthy of all men to calm ...more

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I do not mean to object to a thorough knowledge of the famous works we read. I object only to the interminable comments and bewildering criticisms tha...more

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Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourses of my book friends. ...more

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I began my studies with eagerness. Before me I saw a new world opening in beauty and light, and I felt within me the capacity to know all things. In t...more

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Great poetry needs no interpreter other than a responsive heart.