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Tyranny will make an entire population into readers of poetry.

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On the whole, books are indeed less finite than ourselves. Even the worst among them outlast their authors – mainly because they occupy a smaller amount of physical space than those who penned them. Often they sit on the shelves absorbing dust long after the writer himself has turned into a handful of dust.

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Unlike life, a work of art never gets taken for granted: it is always viewed against its precursors and predecessors.

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May 3, 2024

Unlike life, a work of art never gets taken for granted: it is always viewed against its precursors and predecessors.

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May 3, 2024

On the whole, books are indeed less finite than ourselves. Even the worst among them outlast their authors – mainly because they occupy a smaller amount of physical space than those who penned them. Often they sit on the shelves absorbing dust long after the writer himself has turned into a handful of dust.

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