Famous quotes containing the words literary and/or means:
“This great kindness pervades Chekhov’s literary work, but it is not a matter of program or of literary message with him, but simply the natural coloration of his talent.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)
“What we take for high-mindedness is very often no other than ambition well disguised, that scorns means interests, only to pursue greater.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)