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What Age Did Well-Known Authors Publish Their Most Famous Works? | ShortList Magazine

What Age Did Well-Known Authors Publish Their Most Famous Works? | ShortList Magazine

"City is the human equivalent of the mineral world."

“City is the human equivalent of the mineral world.” - The Uses of Literature
Italo...

"On the contrary, our age is marked by a clear division between talk about science and talk about..."

“On the contrary, our age is marked by a clear division between talk about science and talk...

"—Tell me, enigmatic man, whom do you love best? Your father, your mother, your sister or your..."

“—Tell me, enigmatic man, whom do you love best? Your father, your mother, your sister or your...

"Sometimes we cannot even be sure we have not simply invented them on impulse."

“Sometimes we cannot even be sure we have not simply invented them on impulse.” - Susan...

"In times of great exuberance, deep self-absorption, or abject humiliation, a day can seem like an..."

“In times of great exuberance, deep self-absorption, or abject humiliation, a day can seem...

"Some afternoons seem to stretch out forever."

“Some afternoons seem to stretch out forever.” - Susan Sontag: A Biography
Daniel...

"I listen to money singing. It’s like looking downFrom long french windows at a provincial..."

“I listen to money singing. It’s like looking down
From long french windows at a...

"The trees are coming into leafLike something almost being said;The recent buds relax and..."

“The trees are coming into leaf
Like something almost being said;
The recent buds relax and...

"All solitude is selfish.Virtue is social."

“All solitude is selfish.
Virtue is social.” - High Windows 
Philip Larkin