The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life and death. When literature becomes too intellectual - when it begins to ignore the passions, the emotions - it becomes sterile, silly, and actually without substance.
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"The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life and death. When literature becomes too intellectual - when it begins to ignore the passions, the emotions - it becomes sterile, silly, and actually without substance." — Isaac Bashevis Singer #deathmortality #warpeace
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The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life and death. When literature becomes too intellectual - when it begins to ignore the passions, the emotions - it becomes sterile, silly, and actually without substance. — Isaac Bashevis Singer
About Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer was a Novelist from United States (1903–1991).
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This quote is attributed to Isaac Bashevis Singer, a Novelist from United States.
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Isaac Bashevis Singer lived from 1903 – 1991.
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