Those of our writers who have possessed a vivid personal talent have been paralyzed by a want of social background.

Van Wyck Brooks
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  1. Those of our writers who have possessed a vivid personal talent have been paralyzed by a want of social background.

  2. Nothing is so soothing to our self-esteem as to find our bad traits in our forebears. It seems to absolve us.

  3. The creative impulses of man are always at war with the possessive impulses.

  4. People of small caliber are always carping. They are bent on showing their own superiority, their knowledge or prowess or good breeding.

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