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I have never known a novel that was good enough to be good in spite of its being adapted to the authors political views
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"I have never known a novel that was good enough to be good in spite of its being adapted to the author's political views"

- Edith Wharton

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Edith Wharton's quote suggests that a story's quality must not be determined by its political sights. She thinks that a novel must be evaluated on its literary value, not its political message. She indicates that a book can be great also if it has a political schedule, yet it has to be great even with its political views. This suggests that a book must be judged on its literary worth, not its political message. It implies that a book ought to be evaluated on its capability to tell a story, create characters, as well as evoke emotion, not on its political views. This quote is a reminder that a novel ought to be evaluated on its literary value, not its political message.

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Edith Wharton This quote is written / told by Edith Wharton between January 24, 1862 and August 11, 1937. She was a famous Author from USA. The author also have 26 other quotes.

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