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David Lodge Quotes

Life, after all, should go forwards, not backwards Picture Quote #1

Language is the net that holds thought trapped within a particular culture. But if one could only strike the ball with sufficient force, with perfect timing, it would perhaps break through the netting, continue on its course, never fall to Earth, but go into orbit around the world Picture Quote #1

I respect a man who can recognize a quotation. It’s a dying art Picture Quote #1

I respect a man who can recognize a quotation. It’s a dying art Picture Quote #1

That’s the attraction of the conference circuit: it’s a way of converting work into play, combining professionalism with tourism, and all at someone else’s expense. Write a paper and see the world! I’m Jane Austen - fly me! Picture Quote #1

Jogging, I believe they call it. It seems to be an epidemic psychological illness afflicting Americans these days. A form of masochism, like the flagellantes in the Middle Ages Picture Quote #1

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To read is to surrender oneself to an endless displacement of curiosity and desire from one sentence to another, from one action to another, from one level of a text to another. The text unveils itself before us, but never allows itself to be possessed; and instead of trying to possess it we should take pleasure in its teasing Picture Quote #1

Literature is mostly about having sex and not much about having children. Life is the other way round Picture Quote #1

Universities are the cathedrals of the modern age. They shouldn’t have to justify their existence by utilitarian criteria Picture Quote #1

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Life, after all, should go forwards, not backwards (David Lodge Quotes) Language is the net that holds thought trapped within a particular culture. But if one could only strike the ball with sufficient force, with perfect timing, it would perhaps break through the netting, continue on its course, never fall to Earth, but go into orbit around the world (David Lodge Quotes) I respect a man who can recognize a quotation. It’s a dying art. (David Lodge Quotes) I respect a man who can recognize a quotation. It’s a dying art (David Lodge Quotes) That’s the attraction of the conference circuit: it’s a way of converting work into play, combining professionalism with tourism, and all at someone else’s expense. Write a paper and see the world! I’m Jane Austen - fly me! (David Lodge Quotes) Jogging, I believe they call it. It seems to be an epidemic psychological illness afflicting Americans these days. A form of masochism, like the flagellantes in the Middle Ages. (David Lodge Quotes) To read is to surrender oneself to an endless displacement of curiosity and desire from one sentence to another, from one action to another, from one level of a text to another. The text unveils itself before us, but never allows itself to be possessed; and instead of trying to possess it we should take pleasure in its teasing (David Lodge Quotes) Literature is mostly about having sex and not much about having children. Life is the other way round (David Lodge Quotes) Universities are the cathedrals of the modern age. They shouldn’t have to justify their existence by utilitarian criteria (David Lodge Quotes)