"But even gold is not everything: and only a fanatic, and a rather foolish fanatic, would say that this style of fiction summed up and exhausted all the good that fiction could give and do."

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Source : George Saintsbury (1913). “The English Novel”

George Saintsbury

#Giving Quotes #Style Quotes #Gold Quotes

“The goal is nothing other than the coherence and completeness of the system not only in respect of all details, but also in respect of all physicists of all places, all times, all peoples, and all cultures.”
“I may be rancid butter, but I'm on your side of the bread.”
“We were 6 feet under. A lot of people gave up on us, including fans and critics and show promoters and record labels.”
“What excites me is the idea of doing a record that's pretty clean and focused on songs. I've rushed a lot with previous albums and there's not a rush now - it's not a race.”
“I have eyes like those of a dead pig.”
“The fundamental differences between Marxian and traditional orthodox economics are, first, that the orthodox economists accept the capitalist system as part of the eternal order of Nature, while Marx regards it as a passing phase in the transition from the feudal economy of the past to the socialist economy of the future.”
“We can't control the world, but we can control our reactions to it.”
“I am personally convinced of the great power and deep significance of Christianity, and I won't allow any other religion to be promoted.”

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