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The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present QUOTES

The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present QUOTES

1 " A young person still thinks it is possible–there is time enough–to become all things: athlete and aesthete, soldier and pacifist, anchorite and debauchee. "

― , The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present

2 " Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method.

— Walter Benjamin, "Unpacking My Library "

― , The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present