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I... was seized very early with a passion for literature, which ha

I… was seized very early with a passion for literature, which has been the ruling passion of my life, and the great source of my enjoyments. – David Hume (1712–1776)

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Literature is news that stays news. – Ezra Pound, ABC of Reading, 1934

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I doubt if anything learnt at school is of more value than great literature learnt by heart. – Richard Livingstone

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When once the itch of literature comes over a man, nothing can cure it but the scratching of a pen. But if you have not a pen, I suppose you must scratch any way you can. – Samuel Lover, Handy Andy, 1842

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Literature is the echo of life. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847), paraphrase

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