I ask of literature precisely those things of which I feel the lack in my own life. - James Branch Cabell

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If a man does away with his traditional way of living and throws away his good customs, he had better first make certain that he has something of value to replace them.

James Branch Cabell

I ask of literature precisely those things of which I feel the lack in my own life.

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Poetry is man's rebellion against being what he is.

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There is not any memory with less satisfaction than the memory of some temptation we resisted.

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People never want to be told anything they do not believe already.

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If a man does away with his traditional way of living and throws away his good customs, he had better first make certain that he has something of value to replace them.

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I go to church as an expression of my need for God and for God's family.

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