This quote by Hugh Leonard talks to the power of chatter and its prevalence in our culture. Chatter is a type of interaction that is commonly made use of to spread reports as well as tales about people, often with no accurate basis. It is a form of entertainment that is usually extra preferred than literature, which needs much more effort to recognize and also value. Chatter is often seen as a means to pass the time and to connect with others, as it is typically shared in social setups. It can also be used to spread out harmful rumors as well as to hurt individuals's credibilities. This quote works as a suggestion that gossip can be an effective tool, which it ought to be made use of sensibly. It likewise acts as a suggestion that literary works is an important kind of interaction and also ought to be appreciated and valued.
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"Great literature must spring from an upheaval in the author's soul. If that upheaval is not present then it must come from the works of any other author which happens to be handy and easily adapted"
"What fascinated me mostly about Mickey Cohen was that he, in his later years, hired someone to help him to comprehend literature, to help him to read better, to understand words better"
"Among the letters my readers write me, there is a certain category which is continuously growing, and which I see as a symptom of the increasing intellectualization of the relationship between readers and literature"
"It is not Kafka's fault that his wonderful writings have lately turned into a fad, and are read by people who have neither the ability nor the desire to absorb literature"
"I think Maus I is better than Maus II. The standard here is whether or not it's as good as a great book of prose literature and by that standard, no, it's not that great"