Lionel Trilling quotes and words of wisdom

"Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal."
Found in the topic Art.

"Where misunderstanding serves others as an advantage, one is helpless to make oneself understood."
Found in the topic Self.

"The poet is in command of his fantasy, while it is exactly the mark of the neurotic that he is possessed by his fantasy."
Found in the topic Fantasy.

"There is no connection between the political ideas of our educated class and the deep places of the imagination."
Found in the topic Politics.

Interesting Quotes

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