Universality of literature

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A good writer seems to be writing about himself, (but never is,) but has his eye always on that thread of the Universe which runs through himself, & all things.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Good writing Universality of literature Writing

Author

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Source

Journals of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1867 1860s 19th century

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Original Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Personal journal entry. c. 1867.

Current Citation

Emerson, Ralph Waldo. The Portable Emerson, edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer. Penguin Classics, 2014.

I want to write so that the reader in Des Moines, Iowa, in Kowloon, China, in Cape Town, South Africa, can say, "You know, that's the truth. I wasn't there, and I wasn't a six-foot black girl, but that's the truth."

Maya Angelou

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Universality of literature Power of literature Writing

Speaker

Maya Angelou

Source

Time Magazine

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

2013 2010s 21st century

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Citation

Angelou, Maya. Interviewed by Belinda Luscome. Time, 8 Apr. 2013.