Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered.

W.H. Auden

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Topic

Books Collective memory

Author

W.H. Auden

Source

Reading The Dyer's Hand

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Auden, W. H. "Reading." The Dyer's Hand and Other Essays. Random House, 1962.

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Evil is unspectacular and always human,
And shares our bed and eats at our table.

W.H. Auden

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Topic
Nature of evil Evil

Author

W.H. Auden
Source
Herman Melville
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Auden, W. H. "Herman Melville." Another Time. Faber and Faber/Random House, 1940.

Another quote from the 1960s

I have also decided to stick with love...hate is too great a burden to bear.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Where Do We Go From Here?

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Topic
Love and hate Love Hate
Speaker
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Source
Where Do We Go From Here?
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1967 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Where Do We Go From Here?" 11th Annual SCLC Convention. 16 Aug. 1967, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Another quote about Books

A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

Franz Kafka

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Topic
Self-discovery Power of literature Books

Author

Franz Kafka
Source
Letters of Franz Kafka
Medium
Letter
Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
German
Time
1904 1900s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Kafka, Franz. Letter to Oskar Pollak. 27 Jan. 1904.

Current Citation

Kafka, Franz. Franz Kafka: Letters to Friends, Family, and Editors, translated by Richard and Clara Winston. Schocken, 1990.