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Obscurantism is the academic theorists revenge on society for havi

Obscurantism is the academic theorists revenge on society for having consigned him or her to relative obscurity — a way of proclaiming ones superiority in the face of ones diminished influence. – David Lehman

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Poetry criticism at its worst today is mean in spirit and spiteful in intent, as if determined to inflict the wound that will spur the artist to new heights if it does not cripple him or her. – David Lehman

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Where misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood. – Lionel Trilling

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More significant than the fact that poets write abstrusely, painters paint abstractly, and composers compose unintelligible music is that people should admire what they cannot understand; indeed, admire that which has no meaning or principle. – Eric Hoffer

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The minds passion is all for singling out. Obscurity has another tale to tell. – Adrienne Rich

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