George Henry Lewes

It is unhappily true that much insincere Literature and Art, executed solely with a view to effect, does succeed by deceiving the public. ”

Murder, like talent, seems occasionally to run in families. ”

Endeavour to be faithful, and if there is any beauty in your thought, your style will be beautiful; if there is any real emotion to express, the expression will be moving. ”

The only cure for grief is action. ”

Genius is rarely able to give any account of its own processes. ”

Imagination is not the exclusive appanage of artists, but belongs in varying degrees to all men. ”

Personal experience is the basis of all real Literature. ”

Literature is at once the cause and the effect of social progress. ”

Many a genius has been slow of growth. Oaks that flourish for a thousand years do not spring up into beauty like a reed. ”