The failure to read good books both enfeebles the vision and strengthens our most fatal tendency-the belief that the here and now is all there is.

Allan Bloom

The Closing of the American Mind

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Topic

Ignorance of history Books

Author

Allan Bloom

Source

The Closing of the American Mind

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

Language

English

Time

1987 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Philosopher Academic Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Bloom, Allan. The Closing of the American Mind: How Higher Education Has Failed Democracy and Impoverished the Souls of Today's Students. Simon & Schuster, 1987.

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I've always wanted to be somebody. But I see now I should have been more specific.

Lily Tomlin

The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe

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Topic
Ambition
Speaker
Lily Tomlin

Author

Jane Wagner
Source
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe
Medium
Play
Genre
Comedy (play)
Statement Type
Joke
Language
English
Time
1985 1980s 20th century
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Citation

Wagner, Jane. "The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe." Performed by Lily Tomlin. 1985, Plymouth Theater, New York City, NY, USA.

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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
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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.