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Where misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpl

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

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Probably it is impossible for humor to be ever a revolutionary weapon. Candide can do little more than generate irony. – Lionel Trilling

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Lionel Trilling
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It is better to be looked over than overlooked. – Mae West

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

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