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Author - Lionel Trilling
Quotes by : Lionel Trilling
Immature
Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal.
friendship
consistent affection for his characters is what sets Tolstoy apart. Flaubert is equally “objective,”....
power
In the most secret heart of every intellectual ... there lies hidden ... the hope of power, the desire....
life
It is now life and not art that requires the willing suspension of disbelief.
Weather
The poet may be used as a barometer, but let us not forget that he is also part of the weather.
Equal
We who are liberal and progressive know that the poor are our equals in every sense except that of being....
literature
Literature is the human activity that takes the fullest and most precise account of variousness, possibility,....
Process
Every neurosis is a primitive form of legal proceeding in which the accused carries on the prosecution,....
Art
A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in....
Self
The function of literature, through all its mutations, has been to make us aware of the particularity....
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