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A sweeping statement is the only statement worth listening to. The

A sweeping statement is the only statement worth listening to. The critic without faith gives balanced opinions, usually about second-rate writers. – Patrick Kavanagh

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A man is original when he speaks the truth that has always been known to all good men. – Patrick Kavanagh

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