I have concluded that Literature is no proper pursuit for a gentleman and that Writing ought never to be consider'd but as an elegant Accomplishment to be indulg'd in with infrequency and Discrimination.
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"I have concluded that Literature is no proper pursuit for a gentleman and that Writing ought never to be consider'd but as an elegant Accomplishment to be indulg'd in with infrequency and Discrimination." — H. P. Lovecraft
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I have concluded that Literature is no proper pursuit for a gentleman and that Writing ought never to be consider'd but as an elegant Accomplishment to be indulg'd in with infrequency and Discrimination. — H. P. Lovecraft
About H. P. Lovecraft
H. P. Lovecraft was a Novelist from United States (1890–1937).
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This quote is attributed to H. P. Lovecraft, a Novelist from United States.
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H. P. Lovecraft lived from 1890 – 1937.