Famous quotes containing the words illustration and/or collection:
“What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character?”
—Henry James (1843–1916)
“The Nature of Familiar Letters, written, as it were, to the Moment, while the Heart is agitated by Hopes and Fears, on Events undecided, must plead an Excuse for the Bulk of a Collection of this Kind. Mere Facts and Characters might be comprised in a much smaller Compass: But, would they be equally interesting?”
—Samuel Richardson (1689–1761)