Outline of Literature

Famous quotes containing the words outline of, outline and/or literature:

“The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite outline of our ignorance.”
—George Eliot [Mary Ann (or Marian)

“One by one objects are defined—
It quickens: clarity, outline of leaf

But now the stark dignity of
entrance—Still, the profound change
has come upon them: rooted, they
grip down and begin to awaken”
—William Carlos Williams (1883–1963)

“If a nation’s literature declines, the nation atrophies and decays.”
—Ezra Pound (1885–1972)