"There are philosophies which are unendurable not because men are cowards, but because they are men."

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Source : Ludwig Lewisohn (1915). “The Modern Drama: An Essay in Interpretation”

Ludwig Lewisohn

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“I honestly if I get a vacation I'm gonna go and sit on my couch in New York cause that's the one place I haven't been for a very long time.”
“Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.”
“Cats and their owners are on a private, exclusive loop of affection. Thus cats have become symbolic of a community eschewed and a hyper-engagement with oneself. They represent the profound danger of growing so independent in New York that it's not merely that you don't need anyone - it's that you don't know how to need anyone.”
“I do notice that when I come in to meet casting people, they love that I'm Australian. Maybe it's our good work ethic.”
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”
“How fondly swindlers coddle their dupes! No mother is as caressing or thoughtful towards her adored child as a merchant in hypocrisy toward his milch-cow.”
“What do you know about music? You're not a lawyer.”
“With success comes more responsibility, a larger size of existence, which is uncomfortable.”

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