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Purpose of literature2 quotes
The whole purpose of literature... Is the notation of the heart. Style is but the faintly contemptible vessel in which the bitter liquid is recommended to the world. — Thornton Wilder · 1927The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life. — Henry James · 1884Novels1 quote
The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life. — Henry James · 1884