Literature is mostly about having sex and not much about having children. Life is the other way round.

David Lodge

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Topic

Literature vs. life

Speaker

Adam Appleby

Author

David Lodge

Source

The British Museum Is Falling Down

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1965 1960s 20th century

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Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Lodge, David. The British Museum is Falling Down. MacGibbon & Kee, 1965, ch. 4.

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A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

Kenneth Tynan

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Topic
Critics

Author

Kenneth Tynan
Statement Type
Definition
Language
English
Time
1963 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Tynan, Kenneth. Quoted in "Critic Kenneth Tynan Has Mellowed But Is Still England's Stingingest Gadfly." Written by Godfrey Smith. The New York Times, 9 Jan. 1966.