“A new acquaintance is like a new book. I prefer it, even if bad, to a classic.”
“The irony of loneliness is that everybody shares it from time to time.”
“Genetic theories, I gather, have been cherished academically with detachment.”
“There are many occasions in literature in which telling is far more effective than showing.”
Source : Francine Prose (2009). “Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them”, p.25, Harper Collins
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