"One of the best known, and one of the least intelligible, facts of literary history is the lateness, in Western European Literature at any rate, of prose fiction, and the comparative absence, in the two great classical languages, of what we call by that name."

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Source : George Saintsbury (2012). “The English Novel”, p.11, tredition

George Saintsbury

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“Time is the seed of the Universe.”
“Something I've always known about the screen is that if it's anything in the world, it's literal. It's so literal that there's a whole lot you can't do because you're stuck with the literalness of the screen. The stage is not literal.”
“You don't feel honest on a date, I guess. You don't really get to learn about anyone. You're kind of being polite and you can ask the questions, it's just not a great time for me.”
“I am as sex-positive as the next perverted bisexual liberal, but I don't think sex-positivity should be solely the domain of any political party or that it means policing others' sexuality or judging it. There's no "better than" or "less than," if that makes sense.”
“Compassion is the belief that things might improve, and even when there's little, if anything, to sustain and engender that belief. It's the place from which I write, and the more troubled the circumstances, the deeper into the hearts and psyches of these characters I'm likely to go, opening every door in that dark hallway, and walking all the way in.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Propelled by freedom of faith, gender equality and economic justice for all, India will become a modern nation. Minor blemishes cannot cloak the fact that India is becoming such a modern nation: no faith is in danger in our country, and the continuing commitment to gender equality is one of the great narratives of our times.”
“When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.”
“I would [call myself a feminist], yes, I believe in the unadulterated advancement of women. And we have so far to go still.”

Source : "Rashida Jones Talks Feminism, Being Funny and Her Favorite Swear Words". Interview With Dawn O'Porter, theconversation.tv. February 4, 2013.

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