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David Lodge

"Paraphrase, in the sense of summary, is as indispensable to the novel-critic as close analysis is to the critic of lyric poetry. The natural deduction is that novels are paraphrasable whereas poems are not. But this is a false deduction because close analysis is itself a disguised form of paraphrase."

Source : David Lodge (2002). “Language of Fiction: Essays in Criticism and Verbal Analysis of the English Novel”, p.37, Psychology Press

David Lodge

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“I try to do what has never been done before.”
“And in his third essay Herodius (not Herodotus, a mistaken pronunciation, perhaps) said 'We can contend with the evil that men do in the name of evil, but heaven protect us from what they do in the name of good.'”
“I believe that online paid content hasn't worked for general circulation newspapers because consumers weren't ready for it, because the implementation did not deliver enough value, because content was typically the same as in the print version, and because much of the material was being syndicted by the papers to other publishers or was not protected with DRM technologies to exclude use by others.”
“My daddy always told me to just do the best you knew how and tell the truth. He said there was nothin to set a manâ€™s mind at ease like wakin up in the morning and not havin to decide who you were. And if you done somethin wrong just stand up and say you done it and say youâ€™re sorry and get on with it. Donâ€™t haul stuff around with you.”
“Dude, the bush is ready. Why you still beating around it?â€ â€œIâ€™ve lived a long time, kid, and Iâ€™ve never heard anyone mutilate the English language quite like you.”
“Old St Petersburg remains a beautiful stage set but to the Russians it is not what Rome is to the Italians or Paris to the French. The decisions are made in the Kremlin. The city of Peter remains a museum, open from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.”

Source : Joseph Wechsberg (1977). “In Leningrad”, Doubleday Books
“There's a pressure on actors to get somewhere before it's over. But everyone wants longevity, don't they? It's a career. Why be that flash-in-the-pan, taking every job out of worry it'll soon be over?”

Source : "Ruth Negga: 'I'm not in any rush to get anywhere'". Interview with Tom Lamont, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2012.
“Christians have learned that when there seems to be no other evidence of God's love, they cannot escape the cross.”

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