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Quotes Tagged "poseurs"

The mimicry of passion is the most intolerable of all poses.
— Oscar Wilde Reviews
Tags: pretension, poseurs, poetry, passion, mimicry, literary-criticism, algernon-charles-swinburne, affectations
Of all books printed, probably not more than half are ever read. Many are embalmed in public libraries; many go into private quarters to fill spaces; many are glanced at and put away...scarcely opened until the fire needs kindling. The most ardent book-lovers are not always the greatest readers; indeed, the rabid bibliomaniac seldom reads at all. To him books are as ducats to the miser, something to be hoarded and not employed... So pleasant it is to buy book; so tiresome to utilize them.
— Flora Haines Loughead
Tags: reading, readers, poseurs, collectors, books
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