"Modern American literature was born in protest, born in rebellion, born out of the sense of loss and indirection which was imposed upon the new generations out of the realization that the old formal culture-the "New England idea"-could no longer serve."

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Source : Alfred Kazin (2013). “On Native Grounds: An Interpretation Of Modern American Prose Literature”, p.59, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Alfred Kazin

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“We really believe that whatever we put our minds to, we can achieve.”
“Normally writers do not talk much,because they are saving their conversations for the readers of their book- those invisible listeners with whom we wish to strike a sympathetic chord.”
“When you're a black superhero you can't erase the notion that you're black.”

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“There may be a sense in the electorate, especially among independents that President Obama has overreached in some ways.”

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“It's funny how things happen in life. Sometimes, you just take the opportunity when it comes. Life can be surprising.”

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“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.”
“There's nothing better than cake but more cake.”
“The music I like to play is Rock 'N Roll. I like to rock like a wild animal. I like to rock it well enough to whip a yak's ass. I love to rock it good on a horse's ass. I like to rock it real hard. I love to rock it all the way to Russia. I like to kick out the Jazz and kick it out all the way.”

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