'It is with books as with men - a very small number play a great part; the rest are lost in the multitude.'
'The only reward to be expected from the cultivation of literature is contempt if one fails and and hatred if one succeeds.'
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'Contrary to what many of you may imagine, a career in letters is not without its drawbacks - chief among them the unpleasant fact that one is frequently called upon to sit down and write.'